The Hulk of the Red Chamber

Lin Ruhai passed away that night. Lin Daiyu lost her composure on the spot and burst into tears. Shi Hong felt sore in his heart. Although he didn't know each other for a long time, Lin Ruhai treated him really well.Lin Ruhai knew about his physical condition earlier than others. After entering Beijing, he began to order his confidantes to secretly prepare for his funeral. The mourning clothes, white linen, Lin Ruhai's shroud and other things needed for the ceremony were brought out. Lin Daiyu, who is so perceptive, knew immediately that Lin Ruhai had been prepared for a long time, but she kept it a secret because she was worried about her. Almost passed out.

Even though Shi Hong was very grateful to Lin Ruhai, it was hard to empathize with Lin Daiyu if he was not a close relative of his own, but seeing Lin Daiyu in such pain, Shi Hong was inevitably at a loss, so he tried his best to comfort her, and told her that Lin Ruhai was no different Lin Daiyu reluctantly calmed down and called the old servants to come out. Under their guidance, she began to take care of the housework, but Shi Hong was not idle either. So, he is a son-in-law, originally a son-in-law, and now he is a filial son before the funeral. While arranging and setting up the mourning hall, he called the servants of the Lin family to go around to report the funeral in linen and filial piety.

On the other side, the Holy Majesty has also received Lin Ruhai's will, and seeing that it clearly states that half of the family property will be donated to the national treasury, especially the accompanying account book, which lists the amount of gold and silver fertile land, scratches his head all at once. The itching of the emperor, thinking that Lin Ruhai is also an old minister of the emperor, he went to the Chuigong Hall, followed the emperor to report, and discussed Lin Ruhai's posthumous title.

The emperor just got up at this moment, and was sitting there, with a maid beside him combing the emperor's hair.The Holy Majesty watched coldly as the court lady carefully combed the emperor's hair with a rhino horn comb. Most of the emperor's hair was now gray, and a lot of hair had fallen out, which looked very sparse. Therefore, the bun looked very small. Seeing the palace maid Putting the combed hair into the gold-painted box on the side, the Holy Majesty couldn't help but feel excited, and a trace of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.The emperor is really old these years. If he takes good care of him, he might not be able to enjoy his life, but he can't let it go. At such a long age, he is still fighting with his son who has inherited the family business, and loves the power and position , Unfortunately, the body does not allow it. Therefore, in just a few years, the marks left by the years on his body are particularly obvious. Just get old.

The Holy Majesty greeted the Emperor, and now the Emperor is really dissatisfied with this son, not because of anything else, the Emperor himself is getting old, but the Holy Majesty is in his prime, full of heroism, the comparison is terrible, even if the Holy Majesty is willing In front of the emperor, he was low-key, but after all, he was already a ninety-five-year-old, and it was impossible for him to bow his head and ears to the emperor like the original courtiers. Therefore, the emperor's attitude was rather lukewarm, and he just asked: "The emperor today Why did you come here so early to say hello?"

The Holy Majesty said in a very good-tempered manner: "I heard from the imperial physician that the emperor felt shallow when he came in, and the son was also afraid of disturbing the emperor's rest! But today, the son has something to ask the emperor for advice, so he rashly came over to disturb the father. The emperor’s tranquility, please forgive me, Father!”

The emperor was softening the emperor's clothes, which made the emperor very satisfied. While adding various accessories to the changed regular clothes under the service of the court lady, he asked, "What's the matter?"

"Father, do you still remember Lin Hai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites?" The Holy Majesty didn't beat around the bush, the Emperor didn't say anything about bestowing a seat, he just picked a seat, sat down, and opened his mouth.

The emperor naturally knew about Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai was the man he had appointed in those days, a talented and capable minister. He valued him very much before, but when he abdicated later, Lin Ruhai simply took refuge in the present, which made the emperor feel He was quite suspicious, thinking that Lin Ruhai might have betrayed him early on and took refuge in his son who was the emperor. Therefore, he has been unhappy with Lin Ruhai all these years, even if his other sons later gave Lin Ruhai a few slaps. This stumbling almost cost Lin Ruhai his life, and he pretended not to know about it. Although he could see it in court, he acted as if he hadn’t seen it. Anyway, Lin Ruhai was also a part-time job in the Ministry of Rites. Dangling in front of you.Hearing the emperor's son mention it now, doubts arose again, and he asked, "What's wrong with Lin Hai?"

The Holy Majesty sighed: "Lin Hai was hand-picked by the emperor, and he is also clear and capable for the government. It's just that there is no holiday. I just got the news that Lin Hai disappeared last night!"

The emperor was taken aback, gone?He couldn't help asking: "Lin Hai is not yet sixty years old!"

The Holy Majesty patted his thigh and sighed: "No, my son is still thinking about letting Lin Hai take care of his body so that he can serve the imperial court well. Who knows, although he hasn't been asked to do any hard-working errands in the past few years, However, according to the imperial doctor, Lin Hai was overworked in the past, and he was assassinated several times, which hurt his roots. Living!"

The emperor couldn't help but feel a little sad. He wasn't sad for Lin Ruhai, but he was thinking of himself. Even if he ignored Lin Ruhai before, he still remembered that when he saw Lin Ruhai a few days ago, Lin Ruhai still looked the same as before, gentle and elegant, She doesn't look old and sick at all, but Lin Ruhai is ten years younger than him!Thinking of this, the emperor became a little dazed, he was silent for a long time, and then asked: "Is this the emperor's visit this time?"

The Holy Majesty quickly showed Lin Ruhai's legacy to the emperor, and said: "Lin Ruhai has always been loyal to the monarch and the country, and when he was dying, he thought about the many natural disasters in various places in these years, so he is willing to give half of the family property. Long Zhigong, therefore, I thought about giving Lin Hai a posthumous title, but I couldn't make up my mind for a while, so I wanted to ask my father for advice!"

The emperor paused for a moment, he actually knew the matter of the emptiness of the national treasury, and most of it had something to do with him.Especially in these years, the border has been restless, and natural disasters have occurred frequently in various places. It doesn't cost money, and the household department is crying poor almost every day.This half of Lin Ruhai's family property is in the millions. This is not a small number. If it is only used for disaster relief, it can last for at least two or three years. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sighed and said: "Your Majesty! What words did you draft?"

As soon as the sage heard it, he knew that the emperor had agreed, so he said: "My son thinks, even if Lin Hai is counted as a vain title, he is only a first rank, and he has no merits to stabilize the country. Therefore, the word Wenzheng is not worthy of it." Therefore, the son thought, he should choose one of the words Cheng, Zhong and Duan, what does the father think?"

The emperor thought for a while, and finally sighed: "You also said that Lin Hai has always been loyal to the emperor and the country, and he can also be regarded as a word of loyalty, which is Wenzhong!" Speaking of this, the emperor was a little dull, no matter what, Lin Hai was loyal to himself before. , Later, allegiance to the emperor's son is not a mistake, he is indeed a loyal minister, and he is dead, what else can he say?

The Holy Majesty saw that the Emperor was already a little tired, and after saying a few more words, he retreated knowingly.

On the Lin family's side, everything has been covered with white, and those who have heard the news have come to pay their respects. After all, the Lin family is married to the historian, and Lin Ruhai's political resources are left to Shi Hong, who is not obvious at the moment, but has a bright future. He was the first to come here, and everyone was naturally willing to give the historian a face, so the people who came were all the heads of each family.

Shi Hong wore hemp and filial piety, and received him in front of the funeral with a stick. Everyone looked at him with a little compassion in his heart. Lin Ruhai had never heard of anything wrong in his life, but heirs were difficult, but he had a daughter, and there was only a son-in-law before the funeral. It's really amazing to fall into the pot and cry.

Everyone was muttering in their hearts that the huge property of the Lin family was going to belong to the Shi family now. When the Shi family got two fortunes, the imperial decree came.

Shi Hong hurriedly ordered people to set up an incense table, and received the decree in the atrium. The decree was very long, but the central meaning was only a few, which was to confer upon Lin Ruhai the title of Grand Scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, Prince Taifu, and give him the posthumous title of Wenzhong.It was even clarified in the imperial decree that Lin Ruhai's request during his lifetime is that the second son of the Shi Lin family will inherit the blood of the Lin family in the future.

These days, there is a lot of emphasis on a coffin-closing conclusion. Lin Ruhai was awarded a posthumous title, which is naturally a matter of mourning after death. Once the decree came out, people who had originally thought that Lin Ruhai would die and leave the tea, people who didn't have to worry about it immediately became frightened, and everyone was inquiring. , What did Lin Ruhai do, the Holy Majesty directly issued a decree, but he didn't find out for a while, some servants who were sent to express condolences quickly ordered the accompanying people, and immediately ran back to report the decree to the master. Here, there is no room for neglect.

This was the case with the Jia family. When the news of Lin Ruhai's death came, Shi Taijun used the excuse of being sad and having a headache, and even bypassed Jia's amnesty, and asked Jia Lian to come to express condolences on behalf of the whole family. The servants of the Lin family looked resentful. The eldest girl was so upset that she wanted to go directly to Lin Daiyu to file a complaint. Even so, she added fuel to Shi Hong's case.

Even if he is not a person of this era, Shi Hong also knows that the whole family is here, and it is not inconvenient to be far away. If the son-in-law and brother-in-law die, it is inappropriate to call a junior to come to mourn the funeral. When he was a brother, he was unavoidably indifferent, and Jia Lian was also a little embarrassed. He also knew that the Jia family did not behave properly, but in the Jia family, he, Lian's second master, was an embarrassing person. He only said a few fair words last time. It would be too much to say that Jia Yucun forced people to die because of a few fans, but he was beaten up by Jia Shepeng. No, even though he knew that the Lin family would not give him a good look, he still bit the bullet and came here.

As soon as I heard the content of the imperial decree, I knew that the Holy Majesty was still with Lin Hai's family, and even decided to appoint the future heir of the Lin family in order to cut off the thoughts of the Lin family's offshoots who wanted to adopt forcibly. The second aunt wholeheartedly despised the cousin of the Lin family, so now it's all right, the cousin of the Lin family married the promising cousin of the Shi family, in the future one child will inherit the Zhongjinghou's mansion, and the other will inherit the Lin family, so there is no need to worry about the future of the two children.As for his cousin Jia Baoyu, he is still molesting other maidservants in the Grand View Garden.

No matter what he thought in his heart, Jia Lian hurriedly asked Xing'er to go back and report. Even if Shi Taijun, as an elder, didn't come over in person, at least his father and uncle should show up!