Number of romantic figures

Chapter 574 The T-shaped scroll is the best policy to stay safe and not to be impatient

Lin Ruhai stroked his long beard under his chin, and looked at the young man in front of him, feeling more and more emotional in his heart.

With Qi Yongtai's letter and Feng's parents' letter, plus Feng Ziying's Geng Tie, basically Daiyu's marriage is settled, even if I close my eyes immediately, as the Feng family, it is unlikely that I will regret the marriage , In other words, I have nothing to worry about.

Of course, there is one more thing about Miaoyu.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai also felt a little guilty. Daiyu's affairs were properly arranged, but Miaoyu's affairs seemed not so simple.

When he met this girl, her personality was not as withdrawn as she had feared at first, but she was a bit stubborn and weird.

Before she mentioned her marriage, she clearly told herself that she just came back to fulfill her responsibilities as a daughter. Once the responsibilities were over, she would return to the capital city to follow her master and continue to practice in Buddhism. This made Lin Ruhai feel a big headache.

Lin Ruhai knew very well that this daughter didn't have much relationship with him as a father.

Although Miaoyu's change of mind has not affected Daiyu's marriage, even if the Feng family is dissatisfied under such circumstances, it is absolutely impossible to regret the marriage because of the lack of a dowry wife. There is no such thing in the world. , but it is true that Daiyu might suffer some grievances from the Feng family in the future.

However, based on Lin Ruhai's observation of Feng Ziying, he showed extraordinary care and love for Daiyu.

Although from the point of view of etiquette, it is inappropriate to have such feelings before marriage, but in fact, there are many stories about childhood sweethearts and childhood sweethearts, and everyone is happy to see it come true, so Feng Ziying's closeness and concern for Daiyu Lin Ruhai was very relieved, even if it was because of Miaoyu's trouble, he believed that Feng Ziying would not let Daiyu suffer much grievance in Feng's family.

"Well, about Miaoyu..." Lin Ruhai frowned slightly, but hesitated to speak.

"Uncle, my nephew thinks it's better to let nature take its course about Miss Miaoyu." Feng Ziying continued, "Actually, it was just a cover before. Since my mother has agreed to the marriage, it's not a problem, and after a few years Lin My younger sister has also grown up, and I believe my mother will not have any objections at that time. Besides, when Wenyan went to negotiate with Mrs. Jingyuan, she also promised Mrs. Jingyuan that if Ms. Miaoyu had her own My opinion will be respected,..."

Lin Ruhai shook his head, his expression was flat, but his tone was unquestionable.

"Under the influence of her mother, Miaoyu's temperament is also somewhat gloomy and extreme. This is also my responsibility, but after all, she is of the blood of my Lin family. I was responsible in the past, but now I must plan for her future. How can I compare with Daiyu, and she is so old now, she will be 21 in three years, how can she get married? As for entrusting her whole life to Buddhism, it is absolutely impossible, I can't let my daughter of the Lin family live forever Alone!"

Seeing Lin Ruhai's decisive attitude made Feng Ziying a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she did.

If it is not difficult to survive these years, who would let their children go to become monks?

Even a poor family would rather entrust themselves to a rich family as slaves when selling their children, and never said that they would send their children to temples to become monks. Lin Ruhai would definitely not agree to such a result.

Seeing that Lin Ruhai's face was flushed and a little excited, Feng Ziying quickly persuaded, "Uncle, don't be angry. Ms. Miaoyu has practiced in the temple for many years, so she may have little contact with the outside world, and she doesn't know much about life in the world, and her relatives and friends have no friends. , so some other ideas are also normal, but my nephew sees that she has gotten along well with Smith, Yu Chuan'er, and Cui Ling all the way. If she is allowed to live in the house for a while, it will enhance her relationship with her There may be some changes in the relationship between sister Lin,..."

Lin Ruhai was greatly moved by Feng Ziying's suggestion.

He also knew that his concubine daughter had lived in the temple for many years, so she was definitely not used to life in the secular world. Naturally, she was out of tune with the outside world. If he insisted on imposing his own ideas on her, even if she married into the Feng family in the future, she would probably be in trouble. A lot of trouble.

So to untie the bell, the person who tied the bell had to be untied, and she had to slowly untie her heart knots, so that she could gradually adapt to life in the secular world. I am afraid that the goal could be achieved, but could my body last until then?

Seeing Lin Ruhai's fluctuating expression, Feng Ziying naturally understood Lin Ruhai's worry: "Uncle, don't worry too much, Ms. Miaoyu is talented, she will definitely understand your painstaking efforts..."

Lin Ruhai sighed, and shook his head with a wry smile: "If she is really a stupid girl, at least she is obedient, and she can't resist if she arranges for her uncle, but just like you said, she is talented, high-minded, and has many ideas. Cleverness is misunderstood by cleverness, can I be a father and harm my daughter?"

When Lin Ruhai talked about this, Feng Ziying didn't have much to say. He had already fulfilled his promise. If Miaoyu really wanted to marry Daiyu together, he would of course welcome it. I won't force it.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this matter. I heard that the imperial court reopened the Zhongshu Department, and it is said that it may be promoted to the Zhongshu Superintendent, who will be in charge of otherwise opening the sea?" Lin Ruhai stared at Feng Ziying, "Your teacher should be shocked by the household department. The right servant is in the palm of the book?"

I didn't expect Lin Ruhai's news to be so well-informed. It seems that Lin Ruhai also has deep connections in the capital city. Feng Ziying nodded: "There is indeed such a thing, but there is no such thing as Zhongshu Supervisor. The official master is in charge of Kaihai As for the matter, my nephew came to Yangzhou this time under the order of the emperor and the cabinet, just to prepare for the opening of the sea."

Lin Ruhai obviously got the news a long time ago, "The affairs of Kaihai are complicated, and my nephew chose to come to Yangzhou. I am afraid that Yangzhou is the best in the world for business, but he came here for Yinzhuang?"

Now that the marriage contract has been made, Lin Ruhai is equivalent to Feng Ziying's future father-in-law. Feng Ziying has nothing to hide in front of him, "I came here for this matter. The success or failure of Yinzhuang is related to the promotion of the entire strategy of opening the sea. It can be said that it is the most important thing. The important thing, the emperor, the cabinet, and even the officials and teachers attach great importance to it, so I sent my nephew to the front,..."

A sneer appeared on Lin Ruhai's face, "It seems that the emperor knows about your marriage with Yu'er?"

Feng Ziying nodded calmly: "When the emperor summoned, my nephew talked about setting up Yinzhuang in Yangzhou as a fulcrum to support the opening of the sea. The emperor asked why Yangzhou was chosen instead of the capital, Jinling or Guangzhou. My nephew said that besides Yangzhou business In addition to prosperity, it is also the core of the north-south salt transportation, um, I want to rely on my uncle's help,..."

The smile on Lin Ruhai's face grew wider, "No wonder Uncle Wei has heard a lot of rumors recently, and many people have come to inquire about news and deliver messages..."

Feng Ziying was now his son-in-law, and it was obvious that Emperor Yonglong was using Feng Ziying to test his attitude. No wonder the Supreme Emperor and the Concubine were so nervous, Lin Ruhai thought to himself.

It's just that he can't judge good or bad for a while now.

If he was in good health, he would definitely not express his attitude easily, but now that he only had a few months to live, he had to think more.

Feng Ziying seemed to see Lin Ruhai's entanglement and hesitation, which is also understandable. After all, Lin Ruhai has been a private minister of the Supreme Emperor's family for so many years, but now his health is failing, and the Supreme Emperor does not have many gifts. Secrets, or turning to the other side and faintly resorting to some means, this naturally made Lin Ruhai a little chilled.

But now it is difficult for Lin Ruhai to fully express his attitude, but Feng Ziying herself does not want Lin Ruhai to completely fall to Emperor Yonglong. It is not necessary, and it is easy to bring some unnecessary risks, and even cause the conflict between the Supreme Emperor and Emperor Yonglong to intensify .

And I just need some resources, Lin Ruhai can help quietly, and I can also do it generously, even the Supreme Emperor can't say anything, after all, the strategy of opening the sea is also a national policy set by the court.

As for the specific detailed joints, it is not enough for outsiders to understand.

"Uncle actually doesn't need to care about the rumors outside. As far as my nephew knows, there will be no changes in the transfer of salt from the two Huaihe Rivers to the Si Yamen in a short time." Feng Ziying needs to cheer Lin Ruhai up.

"Oh?" Lin Ruhai was slightly surprised that Feng Ziying dared to say such a thing? "What do you mean by this nephew?"

"In a special period, be quiet and never be restless." Feng Ziying smiled and said, "Don't uncle think that the current court is the time when the torrent is surging?"

Lin Ruhai shuddered.

"It is said that Lord Zheng of the Household Department and Lord Xiao of the Ministry of Punishment are likely to retire, which means that the two ministers are vacant. In addition, the Ministry of Rites has not yet filled the vacancy after Master Li joined the cabinet, and the cabinet still lacks a elder. On the question of who the emperor should join the cabinet, there are disagreements, leading to a stalemate,..."

"...The Jingying Jiedu Envoy Niu was transferred to the Governor of Xuanda, and the position of the Jingying Jiedu Envoy is still vacant. It seems that the Supreme Emperor is very unhappy about this..., and it is said that Prince Zhongshun also had a quarrel with Prince Yizhong Somewhat unpleasant, you said, under such circumstances, does the emperor still have the heart to consider who will succeed you as the Lianghuai inspector and salt censor?"

After all, Lin Ruhai was in Yangzhou. Although some important and sensitive news from the court could be quickly conveyed to Yangzhou, so many vacancies in the court did not happen in a day.

"Uncle, you are a fan of the authorities. The opening of the sea seems to be a matter of both the north and the south, but in fact it involves a lot of interests. Who can benefit more from it? Now no one can say for sure. So what is the best way at this time? Of course it is Let’s take a look later, you said that acting rashly at this time is not giving people a handle and becoming a target of public criticism?"

Feng Ziying didn't say who would be the target of public criticism, but Lin Ruhai knew clearly that under such circumstances, the Supreme Emperor might have to weigh it up, especially when everyone was watching what the move to open the sea would bring.

(End of this chapter)