The Hulk of the Red Chamber

Because of Holy Majesty's suggestion, the case of the so-called Yanhu who risked his life to file a lawsuit soon became clear. The so-called Yanhu was actually a gangster in the market. The inspector censor went to Yangzhou to investigate the case.

However, the court's attack on Lin Ruhai became more violent. Almost every day, the court was arguing with each other. Some people saw the shadows of several princes, and they couldn't help but flinch. Shi Ding spoke for Lin Ruhai in the court. , Someone immediately pointed the finger at Shi Ding: "Speaking of which, Lin Ruhai is Master Shi's cousin-in-law, no wonder Master Shi is so anxious!"

Shi Ding sneered: "If you say that, how many people in this court are not related! Oh, I forgot, Mr. Liu accepted a so-called noble concubine years ago. I heard that the surname is Luo! Ben The official didn't know how expensive a concubine was! Later, after inquiring, it was not expensive. For this daughter, the Luo family in Yangzhou paid 2 taels of dowry for the cash alone! This is not expensive, I'm afraid everything is cheap in the world!"

Some courtiers couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

That Liu Yushi was not from a high family background, and he was able to occupy a place in the Yushitai because of the line of the sixth prince, Prince Ning.It is not so easy to get off the sixth prince's boat now.Prince Ning also made a lot of money in Jiangnan's salt administration, and Liu Yushi also received a lot of tribute from those salt merchants. Now his face was flushed, and he gritted his teeth and retorted: "It's not as big as the money of Lord Zhongjing marrying a daughter. The eldest daughter is getting married, without 10,000+ taels of silver, you can't do that much dowry!"

Shi Ding snorted softly: "How about my official wealth, don't worry about Liu Yushi, all the income of this official's family property is well-documented, and it was not sent here out of thin air! But there is no way, who made this official not so A generous father-in-law, even a daughter-in-law can be sent to the mansion as a concubine!"

Anyone who is interested in the business of historians can know a thing or two. Historians are not engaged in any strategic industry. Although glass mirrors are highly profitable, their output is very small, and no one else can imagine how profitable this glass mirror can be. Soap What's the matter, one is only two or three pennies, and I can't tell how much profit it is. However, this dynasty does not prohibit the sea, and the sea trade is fairly developed. Historians have participated in the sea trade a few years ago, and there have been no major accidents. Accumulating such wealth in a short period of time is also a matter of course.The things in Shi Xiangwen's dowry are expensive in the hinterland of the Central Plains, but in Nanyang, they are just a few pieces of porcelain and a few horses of poor quality silk and satin can be exchanged for.

Many people also admire the courage of historians.It is said that the historian made a desperate move and took out almost all the money that the historian used for turnover business, bought sea ships, and invested them in sea trade. If the sea ship was overturned by the wind and waves for the first time, the historian might lose everything. They will fall into a more embarrassing situation, but fortunately, the historian won the bet, and the economic situation has improved over the years. Because of the stimulation of the historian, some families that have begun to decline have also begun to consider joining the sea trade.

Of course, this is also the rumor released by the historian himself. Everyone knows the benefits of maritime trade. Therefore, no one will doubt the origin of the historian's family property. Don't be so ignorant, lift this cover, and offend the entire Beijing official group.

Liu Yushi's face flushed red, while a censor who had always been a bit dirty with him turned his head and said, "I want to see that Mr. Liu doesn't respect the etiquette and law, spoiling concubines and destroying wives! Noble concubines, nephews and concubines, you can have children." You are called noble, so why is the daughter of the Luo family neither a long-term concubine nor a child? I heard that Liu Yushi’s family has a wife who is a mess. She has worked hard to serve her parents-in-law and have children for so many years. After the daughter of the Luo family came in, the servants of the Liu family respectfully called the daughter of the Luo family as his wife, but Mrs. Liu was sent to a village in the countryside in the name of recuperating her illness, and left to fend for herself. According to the servants of the Liu family, Liu Yushi secretly promised that Liu Yushi would wait for Liu Madam died of illness, so Luo Shi was righted..."

That noble concubine's speech is quite strange. These days, such things have long been less particular. Although it is not possible to make any talk about equal wives and unfair wives, even if ordinary people bring a concubine in outside, at most That is to say, a good concubine. Some old ladies are dissatisfied with their daughter-in-law, and find their own relatives to give them to their sons, and they can barely call them a noble concubine. After all, they are relatives of the old lady's natal family.

Then Liu Yushi didn't know what agreement he reached with the Luo family, so he just married the Luo family's prostitute daughter. In order to be worthy of the dowry that the Luo family gave him, which was much richer than Liu Yushi's wife, he gave a The so-called title of concubine.Liu Yushi was born as a commoner back then, and at most his family had a little money. He married a wife who was the daughter of a poor scholar. Naturally, he didn't have much dowry. After years of hard work, his beauty was gone, and he couldn't afford to socialize in Beijing. Liu Yushi Soon he felt disgusted, but because of his reputation, he still gave his wife a face.When the young, beautiful, cunning, and generous dowry Luo Shi entered the door, he quickly coaxed Liu Yushi. It happened that Mrs. Liu fell ill due to years of hard work and Liu Yushi being harsh on her children. Not only did Liu Yushi refuse to ask for medicine for his extension, but he directly sent his poor wife to Zhuangzi, leaving her to fend for herself.

Of course, these things are relatively confidential, and I don’t know where this censor found out about them. Now that he said it, no matter what he was doing in the court, there was an uproar, and he looked at Liu Yushi with a look in his eyes. Point of contempt.Although there is a saying called expensive and easy to pay, rich and easy to marry, many people look forward to being promoted in middle age, getting rich and killing their wives, but this must never be said. A wife of dross will not go to court.When Liu Yushi caused this incident, there is definitely a problem with his character. How can a villain who sees the big from the small, stalks the power, and forgets righteousness when he sees profit, how can he be worthy of being a censor?

Regarding Lin Ruhai's matter, the court has been arguing endlessly, and there is no result for the time being. Many people are worried about attacking Lin Ruhai. Let's talk to Lin Ruhai. Firstly, I don't have that kind of friendship. Secondly, I have to be wise and protect myself. From this point of view, Lin Ruhai offended a few princes with real power and some dignitaries. His own small arms and legs can't be dragged into it too. up.But as soon as Liu Yushi's incident happened, everyone immediately became excited. Liu Yushi has no power. You can't fight, let him hold a grudge, and in the future, he will fabricate a few things for you, at least he will disgust you.But now it's different, this Liu Yushi has done such scandalous things as doting on his concubine and destroying his wife, and even taking his concubine as his wife.

So, everyone started to attack Liu Yushi desperately, and Liu Yushi fainted on the spot.It's a pity that this is not over yet, people still have to ask, you are a censor, and you are a big salt merchant, why do you marry your beloved daughter to a poor Beijing official, and you have to bring a lot of dowry? If you say that true love is not true love, no one believes it these days. You must have done something illegal and disciplined, so you should act as an umbrella for other salt merchants!Therefore, as soon as the Holy King opened his mouth, Liu Yushi was directly stripped of his official clothes, sent to a big prison, and handed over to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice for joint trial. Liu Yushi is over!

With one Liu Yushi missing, Lin Ruhai didn't go anywhere easily. Somebody produced a few account books and swore in the court that Lin Ruhai accepted bribes and withheld salt tax. If Lin Ruhai was not usually very low-key, there They are going to participate in the impeachment of Lin Ruhai for plotting against the system or something!

The Holy Majesty wanted to procrastinate, but the Supreme Emperor spoke. Lin Ruhai was also the Supreme Emperor's confidant back then, but no matter how close he was, he couldn't kiss the Supreme Emperor's original nanny who accompanied them to their house. Concubine Zhen Gui blew the pillow wind a few times, and the Supreme Emperor also felt that Lin Ruhai After staying in the salt government for so many years, and passing millions of taels of silver every year, even if he was not greedy at first, he will be greedy now.Moreover, I heard the noble concubine cry and say that the Holy Majesty said that the treasury was empty and urged the old officials to pay back the shortfall. The Zhen family has had a difficult life for so many years, and the old lady almost sold the coffin book to pay back the money.The Supreme Emperor was furious at the time, and called the Holy One to scold him. In short, you dare to persecute my nanny before I die. If I die, you will not be overthrown!

The Holy Majesty was out of breath, knelt there and explained for a long time, saying that he had no intention of urging the Zhen family, and that he was in a hurry to pay back the money because he said that the Zhen family wanted to share the worries of the emperor's father. To Zhen Tiren, the Supreme Emperor let him go.

There are still many people in the palace who are loyal to the Supreme Emperor. Therefore, after the sage returned, he didn't even dare to get angry. He held his breath to practice calligraphy, and found a maid at random, and vented in the imperial study room. The girl thought of something, so she ordered someone to give the maid a bowl of Bizi soup, and then went back to the palace.

Finally, the Holy Majesty received good news at this moment.

In Yangzhou, Lin Ruhai found the person who stole the ledger, but was assassinated on the way to the Yamen, and fell into a coma on the spot. Fortunately, the ledger had already fallen into the hands of the Secretary of General Affairs in Yangzhou. To the capital.

The Holy Majesty breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked: "How is the current situation?"

"Master Lin has hurt his internal organs and needs to rest, and he must not be too tired in the future!" The person who came to report said cautiously, "I heard that Master Lin has already dictated the scriptures and wants to beg for bones!"

"*** is a hero, I can't treat him poorly!" The Holy Majesty thought for a while, and said, "Didn't the imperial physician Zhou return to his hometown? He is also from Huaiyang, and he ordered the imperial physician Zhou to diagnose and treat ** Haosheng. After you are all right, I will announce that you will enter the Beijing court to argue!"

"Subordinates obey!"

After the person retreated, the Holy One held a small seal, frowned and murmured, because of the Supreme Emperor's favoritism, he couldn't deal with the Zhen family. However, other families have never had a wet nurse of the Supreme Emperor, so take this opportunity to take advantage of it Attack the power of your brothers and cut off their wings. Of course, you can't be too hard, lest they jump over the wall in a hurry!As for the Zhen family, thinking of the concubine who turned black and white, and his arrogant and rude twelfth younger brother, the Holy One gritted his teeth with hatred, and he clutched the small golden seal in his hand so tightly that his palms trembled. It was about to be pierced, so he let go, and a trace of ferocity flashed across his face——