The mother of the forest in the Red Chamber wears the mother of Jia

When the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, Lin Ruhai finally came to Beijing.

Although before entering Beijing, Lin Ruhai ordered someone to clean and repair the old house of the Lin family, but Lin Ruhai didn't go back to his old house directly, and even stayed overnight at the post station, and went directly to the palace to meet the saint early in the morning.

In order not to let others see that he is already in good health, Lin Ruhai even dyed a lot of his hair white, making him look ten years older. Quite spiritual.

The sage saw Lin Ruhai, who was so handsome in his memory, now had a lot of white hair on his head, and there was not much blood on his face. Although he was still standing tall and upright, he didn't feel bent, but he still felt from the bottom of his heart. Not young anymore.

The sage was about the same age as Jia Daishan, almost Lin Ruhai's father, seeing Lin Ruhai like this now, he felt a sense of sadness in his heart, and he eased a lot towards Lin Ruhai, and Lin Ruhai bowed down here, and he was ordered to accept the seat.

Lin Ruhai thanked her, and then sat down on the brocade bench with a slanted sign. To be honest, it was very difficult, but there was no way to do it. No one had the guts to sit down in front of the saint. After all, this is no longer the time for the monarchs and ministers before the Song Dynasty to sit and discuss Taoism.

The sage naturally doesn't care how the courtier feels, at least sitting is better than kneeling!Seeing Lin Ruhai sat down, he sighed: "I haven't seen you for several years, but Aiqing has worked hard!"

Lin Ruhai hurriedly said: "It is my duty to be loyal to the sage and serve the court, and I don't feel it is hard work!"

The sage showed a smile on his face, and said, "I remember Aiqing's achievements!"

Lin Ruhai was very humble again. After such a good relationship between the monarch and his ministers, he entered the topic.

After several years in Yangzhou, Lin Ruhai naturally knew the situation in the south of the Yangtze River very well. When the sage asked, Lin Ruhai quickly organized his words in his mind, and then slowly spoke to the sage.

The situation in the south of the Yangtze River is very complicated. It was originally the land of Longxing of the Taizu. Even when the Taizu wanted to make Jinling the capital, Jinling still has the name Yingtian, but at that time someone came forward and said that although Jinling was said to be The ancient capital of several dynasties was a place where dragons gather, but because of the Yangtze River as a natural moat, the dynasties that established their capital in Jinling often settled in a corner, and had no enterprising heart and no intention of forging ahead. Taizu thought it made sense at the time, and discussed it several times After that, Chang'an was established as the capital.

Therefore, Jinling has left behind many important founding ministers, such as the four families of Jia Wang Shixue, and there are many wealthy families who may not be from Jinling, but many of them are also from Jiangnan.

These families are often connected with relatives, intertwined with each other, and have credit for the founding of the country. Even if they have no titles or even official positions, they are still local gentry and aristocrats, and even the government has to give them face. In fact, it is not very easy to be a magistrate.

In particular, the Zhen family became the leader of the major families in the south of the Yangtze River because of the birth of a holy lady, and later a noble concubine, and two princes and grandchildren.

The sage trusted the Zhen family very much back then, and later he cared about Mrs. Fengsheng, the imperial concubine and the two princes, so that now the Zhen family is already a big one. Even if the sage wants to deal with it, he still finds it a bit tricky. Of course, the most important thing is Throwing rats.As he got older, the saint began to soften his heart. He had too many sons who died before, so he really didn't want to include the other two sons for the sake of the Zhen family.

The other is Concubine Zhen. Concubine Zhen has been favored for so many years. Naturally, it is not because of her appearance. Speaking of appearance, the general election is held every three years. She is going to be a grandmother soon, and she has been old for a long time, but until now, the saint still often runs to Concubine Zhen Gui, which shows that Concubine Zhen Gui has long been put in the heart of the saint, not the so-called favorite concubine.In the hearts of saints, apart from the Empress Yuan, there is no other woman comparable to Concubine Zhen.

Therefore, as long as the Zhen family did not really seek to usurp the throne, the saint would not be able to make up his mind to deal with the Zhen family.

Lin Ruhai is also a smart person, and he didn't cling to the Zhen family, but just objectively stated the current situation in Jiangnan.The industry, commerce, and handicraft industry in the south of the Yangtze River are relatively developed. Even though land annexation has become more serious now, those peasant households who do not have land go to work for big households or some workshops, and some do small businesses, and they can always get by.

However, Jiangnan is a place where salt is produced, and the price of salt is hard to keep down. Salt merchants have found ways to raise the price of salt, and secretly sell illegal salt. Although the illegal salt contains a lot of impurities, almost half a liter of salt is gravel , It is also very bitter to eat, but it is still banned repeatedly. After all, private salt is much cheaper than official salt.

When Lin Ruhai said this, the saint looked calm, but his brows were slightly raised. Lin Ruhai just lowered his eyes, as if he didn't see it, and continued to narrate without haste.

Lin Ruhai didn't seem to have added much of his own emotional tendencies, but in fact he said everything he had to say. For example, those salt merchants lived a luxurious life and took pleasure in fighting for wealth. Even Shi Chong and Wang Kai back then only It can be compared, and it spends a lot of money every year to manage the powerful, and a lot of the salt tax that escapes falls into the hands of the powerful.

Lin Ruhai didn't say what the rich and powerful were, but the sage knew it well. The amount of salt tax lost every year in the south of the Yangtze River was unknown, but a lot of it fell into the hands of a few princes. The sage also felt a headache. Hearing Lin Ruhai say this The sage couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "It's embarrassing you! Seeing that I am getting older, the following sons can't sit still!"

Although this was the truth, Lin Ruhai didn't dare to answer, he just said: "Your Highnesses are all pure filial people!"

The sage smiled and waved his hands: "Okay, you're all playing haha ​​with me! Well, I won't embarrass you. You haven't been in the capital for these years, and I'm afraid you don't know much about the situation in the capital! Now that you're back, let's rest for a while. Time, I have other arrangements for you later!"

"Thank you, Lord Long En!" Lin Ruhai hurriedly kowtowed.

"Kneel down!" The sage said with some interest.

"Mr. Resign!" Lin Ruhai also resigned directly.

After leaving the palace, Lin Ruhai pondered for a while, and while asking someone to go back to see the situation of the old Lin family's house, he directly got into the carriage and asked the driver to go to Rongning Street.

On the other side of the Rongguo Mansion, Lin's mother also got the news early that Lin Ruhai would go to Beijing soon, thinking that he would go to the palace to face the saint first, so she just asked people to wait at the street corner, waiting for the Lin family's carriage to come over. report.

Lin Ruhai can be regarded as one of the more promising in-laws of the Jia family, except for Wang Ziteng, that is him.But Wang Ziteng is a military officer, if there is no war and no military achievements, the room for advancement is limited. I don't know what the future will be like!

Lin Ruhai, however, was born in the top ranks. He first worked as an editor in the Imperial Academy, then entered the Yushitai, became a doctor of Lantai Temple, and then was transferred to Yangzhou as a patrolling censor with the position of doctor of Lantai Temple. Although the rank is not high, but such a crucial position in Yanzheng, only the confidant of the saint can hold this position.Now that Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing, it was obviously not that he failed his errands, but instead received a lot of grace from the saints. It is conceivable that after Lin Ruhai entered Beijing, he might still be promoted.

Therefore, even Jia She, who has always stayed at home and ignored everything, had to clean up his appearance after hearing the news, and waited for his brother-in-law to come over.As for Jia Zheng, this is even more so. Originally, Jia Zheng actually had a better relationship with Lin Ruhai. Calm down, in fact, I was quite anxious in my heart.

The most urgent thing is actually Lin's mother. Lin's mother has not seen her son for many years. Although Lin Daiyu is also very good, she is already a grandchild after all. Compared with her son, she is still separated by a layer.For a mother, no one in the world is more important than her own son!Therefore, even if Lin Daiyu has a stepmother, it may affect Lin Daiyu's life. If Lin Ruhai wants it, Lin's mother will naturally support Lin Ruhai to remarry.This is the difference between grandmothers and grandmothers.

Lin's mother could hardly remember her son's appearance. What impressed her most was not Lin Ruhai's past, but Lin Ruhai's last sickness and broken bones. Whenever she thought of this picture, Lin's mother only felt heartache.

She has been worried about Lin Ruhai all these years. Before Lin Ruhai was assassinated, Lin's mother could hardly sit still. She wished she had to go to Yangzhou to see how Lin Ruhai was injured!Now that Lin Ruhai has returned to Beijing, she will come to see her soon, but Lin's mother has some uncertainties in her heart. She is not the old lady of the Lin family now, but Lin Ruhai's mother-in-law, Shi Shi, Lin Ruhai. If you want to live in the Lin family, it's impossible to face your mother-in-law day and night, that is, you can only come to see her once in a while, which makes Lin's mother feel breathless when she thinks about it.

People are always greedy. Originally, Mother Lin just hoped that Lin Ruhai would be well and that the Lin family could continue, but after a long time, Mother Lin thought that she could enjoy family happiness with her son and granddaughter, but this was too unbelievable. Mother Lin can't tell anyone at all, including Lin Ruhai, even if she thinks about it in her heart, she can only treat herself as a mother-in-law in front of Lin Ruhai.

Lin Daiyu had been thinking about Lin Ruhai before, but she had always been paying attention to Lin Mu's expression. Seeing that Lin Mu's expression was wrong, she couldn't help being a little surprised, and quickly asked, "What's wrong with grandma?"

Mother Lin came back to her senses immediately, pulled herself together, and said subconsciously: "It's nothing, I just thought, if your mother is still here, it would be great!"

After saying this, Lin Daiyu also became sad, and Mother Lin hurried to comfort her, but she began to miss Wang Xifeng in her heart. When the grandparents and grandson were comforting each other, someone from outside came in to report that Uncle Lin had arrived at the door!