The Hulk of the Red Chamber

Shi Hong's life in the Imperial Academy has been on the right track. Although most people in the Imperial Academy treat him very friendly now, he has seen the fun in checking the previous materials. The various official documents on file can make him truly understand Considering some of the circumstances at that time, from some extremely obscure words, I can figure out some thoughts of the emperor or the cabinet, especially when the imperial court was seized several times, the violent shocks in the court can be found in these piles of old papers. , Some seemingly understated edicts are full of terrifying murderous intentions.

In today's court, the superiority of the Holy One is expanding, but the Supreme Emperor still refuses to accept his old age and refuses to really retreat to the second line.The Holy Majesty was also very straightforward. He promoted some of the courtiers who were still loyal to the Supreme Emperor, and they appeared to be high-ranking and powerful. In fact, they really didn't have much real power.Among them, the most enviable one is Wang Ziteng.

Wang Ziteng is now in control of the nine provinces, and governs the military of the nine provinces. In terms of rank and status, even the Minister of the Ministry of War is not as good.Moreover, although the military system of this dynasty is different from that of the previous dynasty, it is full of calculations. One province can gather nearly [-] soldiers and horses. Regardless of the combat effectiveness, but with such a strong military force as the backing, in the eyes of others, Wang Ziteng is as stable as a rock.Because of this, Mrs. Wang has gained confidence at home. There is no other way. Her daughter is a noble concubine in the palace, and her elder brother is a high official in the border. Although there is only one of the two sons left, Jia Baoyu has always been regarded as the hope of the Jia family. Therefore, after hearing that Wang Ziteng had been promoted again, Mrs. Wang also became tough on Shang Shi Taijun.

At the moment, there are extremely frequent personnel transfers in the central government. Zhen Tiren, in his position of inspecting the salt censor, has pocketed a lot of private money. The salt tax is not as good as the year after year.It's just that the emperor has always treated Zhen's family well. Although the imperial concubine is old and decrepit now, the emperor is not a brat. After all, the fresh beauty is a bit immature. She is not as considerate as the imperial concubine. She is loved by the emperor. Although the twelfth brother has now married and started a family, but because of the emperor's favor, he can still enter the palace frequently and use various methods to please the emperor. Seeing that the emperor is paying more and more attention to the old twelve, he even puts the power in his hand A part of it was also delegated to him, which made the present even more fearful.

The Zhen family is already a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, but they want to deal with the Zhen family, but they have to take it slow.Therefore, today he had to grit his teeth and find a reason to call Zhen Tiren into Chang'an, and join the cabinet as a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion.The Zhen family rejoiced because of this. After all, although the Xunyan Yushi can get money, his grade is still a bit low. Moreover, the money is not exclusive to the Zhen family, and needs to be shared with more people. Moreover, Being in the south of the Yangtze River, I don't have a lot of information, and it is difficult to provide substantial support to the noble concubine and the twelve princes.If he can enter the capital as a chancellor, then, with the influence of the Zhen family, he will naturally be able to call on the officials and gather strength for the twelve princes. To put it bluntly, if the emperor does not agree, it is not impossible to force the palace in the future.

Full of ambition, the Zhen family dragged their family to Beijing.Later, since he ascended the throne today, the chess pieces laid out by Jiangnan have already begun to move.The Zhen family exists almost like a local emperor in Jinling. Don’t look at some good people who have made Jia Wang Shixue a statement about the four major families. What kind of official protection talisman is not? Now in decline, even when the four families were at their peak, they couldn't really compare with the Zhen family.

When the Zhen family was in the previous dynasty, it was the noble family of Jinling. In this dynasty, because of the achievements of the dragon, the next few generations of descendants are quite related to the royal family, and their development is even faster. So now, the Zhen family already has the meaning of being too big to lose.

This point is not only understood by the present, but also by the emperor. He is extremely gracious to the Zhen family. On the one hand, he also knows that the Zhen family has been operating in Jiangnan for many years, and a little carelessness will cause turmoil in Jiangnan.Since the Song Dynasty vigorously developed the south, Jiangnan has become the economic center of all dynasties. Not to mention anything else, rice and wheat in the south of the Yangtze River are harvested twice a year, but the north has been difficult to calm down because of the flood of the Yellow River. There are many natural disasters, and the salt in the south of the Yangtze River Taxes and weaving, if there is trouble in the south of the Yangtze River, it will inevitably cause instability in the court.It's just that the emperor is getting old and doesn't have the courage of his youth, and now he needs to rely on the veterans represented by the Zhen family to control the court, so he has to turn a blind eye to some of the behavior of the Zhen family, deceiving himself and others.

Today, he is a patient one. He is collecting evidence of the Zhen family's crimes bit by bit. The Jiangnan side has also been planning for a long time, waiting to eradicate the Zhen family in one fell swoop to avoid future troubles. What he needs to do now is to let the Zhen family Fight against those who are not convinced by him in the court first, so that he can reap the benefits of the fisherman.

When the Zhen family arrived in Chang'an, they naturally had to visit relatives and friends.Among the various families, the Jia family is the old relative of the Zhen family. These generations, although there is no marriage, the relationship has not been alienated. Although compared with the prosperous Zhen family, the Jia family seems to be depressed. However, in the eyes of the Zhen family, as long as there is the support of the emperor, the throne cannot be secured now. If there is no present, let alone a noble concubine, what about a queen?But now, the Zhen family is still the current courtiers in name, even if they want to force the palace, they still have to find an excuse on the side of the Qing emperor!Moreover, even if the Twelve Princes are the grandsons of the Zhen family, the most taboo thing for the big family is to put eggs in one basket and establish a good relationship with the Jia family who has a noble concubine. degree of sincerity.Moreover, although the Jia family's descendants have been unworthy these years, they can't stand the fact that the Jia family has taken root in Chang'an for many years and has frequent exchanges with the dignitaries in Chang'an. What's more, the Jia family also has several capable in-laws!

Therefore, after the Zhen family settled down in Chang'an, the wife of the Zhen family took their daughter-in-law and granddaughter and began to walk around, and the Jia family was in front.Regarding the arrival of the Zhen family, the Jia family also has their own plans. The Jia family is not well informed about the news in the court, especially the heads of the Jia family are almost all women in the back house. I have donated the official position of a fellow prefect, so far I don't even know where the gate of the yamen I am in is facing!A group of women, even if they have experienced some storms, but what they know most is some things in the back house. Mrs. Wang enters the palace regularly every month, but she is not a knowledgeable person. Sending money, searching for some prescriptions for conceiving children, and urging her daughter to find a way to conceive a dragon seed. Although Concubine Xiande is not a stupid person, otherwise, even if she holds the secret of Qin Keqing's life experience, it will not be her turn to be in charge. The back houses of ordinary people are even tighter. What she knows now is not as good as when she was a female historian in the Queen's Palace!Yuan Chun is not young anymore, and she doesn't have much love for her now, and the visit once or twice a month is just for the purpose of appeasing the honorable, so naturally she won't say anything about the previous dynasty around her.She is also very tactful, although she flatters her in every possible way, it can be seen that the Holy Majesty doesn't care much about the harem, so if she wants to speak to her natal family, she has to think twice.For the Jia family, they couldn't figure out what kind of holy will and checks and balances they had. They only knew that Zhen's family became more and more prosperous when Zhen Tiren was promoted to an official position.Although the emperor chose the present because the Twelve Princes were young back then, he still valued the Twelve Princes very much.

The Zhen family also had to keep these rebellious things a secret, so naturally they would only tell Shi Taijun privately that Mrs. Wang and the others naturally couldn't decide.But ever since she overheard about Qin Keqing from Shi Taijun last time, Mrs. Wang knew that there were so many things the Jia family didn't know, but the old lady knew them all, so she spent a lot of effort , secretly bribed the people around Shi Taijun to serve him, and asked them to pass on news to him.This time, when the wife of the Zhen family had a secret conversation with Shi Taijun in private, the little maid Mrs. Wang bought overheard the news. She didn't dare to neglect what the prince said, so she quickly found an opportunity to learn from Mrs. Wang.

It is still very beneficial to be named a virtuous concubine today. At least the faction of Mrs. Wang hopes to be able to secure the throne now. In this case, she is the biological mother of the noble concubine, so she can enjoy the honor in peace. If her daughter can give birth to a prince, then she is the prince At that time, even Baoyu will be shaded, and with the support of Jia's family, his grandson may not be invincible. At that time, he will be the emperor's grandmother.If something really happened to the Zhen family, his only daughter might die because of it, so what good would he do!

Mrs. Wang found out about the Zhen family's plan and the news that Shi Taijun wanted to hedge her bets, so she couldn't help but resent. His daughter is considered an abandoned son!Thinking of this in her heart, Mrs. Wang quickly made up her mind, and rewarded the little girl who came to report the letter first, and watched the little girl leave happily, but a murderous intent emerged in her heart.Even though she always eats vegetarian food and recites Buddha's name, she is really not a kind person. Although this little girl is young and doesn't have much knowledge, she doesn't understand what terrible things she heard before, but in order to prevent her from talking around and hurting herself, she still We should deal with people as soon as possible.Deciding the fate of a little servant girl lightly, Mrs. Wang quickly counted the beads in her hand, thinking in her heart, next time she enters the palace, she will bring this news to her daughter. Let's have a lot of blessings!She squeezed the Buddhist beads in her hand, thinking of the folk recipes she had found before, her heart suddenly became hot.