The Lonely Family in the Red Chamber

In recent years, Emperor Chengqing favored the Zhen family, and the position of inspecting the salt censor has been handed over to the Zhen family for several years. The Zhen family was fine at first, but after a long time, they gradually became bold and reckless. On the one hand, they bullied the salt workers, Colluded with salt merchants to drive up the price of official salt. On the one hand, they simply found someone to sell private salt directly. In this way, they made money at both ends. There was no problem with the salt tax, but the overall price dropped a lot. After all, official salt It is too expensive, everyone would rather buy private salt, the salt tax will be less naturally, and at least [-]% of the profits will fall into the hands of the Zhen family, so the Zhen family will live a very comfortable life and spend their lives extravagantly.

Even though the imperial court does not count on the salt tax in the south of the Yangtze River to live on now, but seeing that the salt tax sent to the capital is getting less and less, and the people in the household department are not fools, let alone such a big difference, even a fool would know that there is a problem, so the household The Minister of the Ministry and the others have mentioned it to Emperor Chengqing many times, but Emperor Chengqing didn't take it seriously.The ministers in the court did not like the Zhen family, not only did not hide it, but also directly complained. The main reason is that the Zhen family likes to eat alone. If you stay for a long time, how can the big bosses in the court be willing to do it? Jiangnan is originally a rich place, and many of the filial pieties received by the officials in the court come from Jiangnan. The more they give to the Zhen family, the less they give to them Of course, the Zhen family had to be given eye drops in the court. Who knew that Emperor Chengqing was very wise in other matters, but when he encountered the Zhen family, he seemed deaf and blind. He thought that the Zhen family was loyal. of.

Speaking of it, we can't completely blame Emperor Chengqing for neglecting to oversee and protect the Zhen family. The main reason is that since the Zhen family colluded with the Xue family, the Secretary of General Affairs did not speak ill of the Zhen family. Then all the people who got along with the Zhen family and the Xue family were the ones who couldn't get along with them. It hurt a lot of decent salt merchants. During the raid, the Zhen family and the Xue family also made a fortune. After gaining the sweetness, it has been out of control ever since.

The Secretary of the General Administration covered it up, and the Jinyiwei mainly monitored the movements of the civil and military officials of the court and the frontier army, but they didn't have much power in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, after considering it, Emperor Chengqing only thought that the Zhen family was not capable enough to deter the illegal salt in the south of the Yangtze River. Shang, therefore, had thought of replacing the Xunyan Yushi before.The selection of Lin Ruhai naturally had Emperor Chengqing's considerations, no matter what, Lin Zi died in office, Lin Ruhai was also a capable minister, and Emperor Chengqing did not intend to directly kill Lin Ruhai.

It doesn't matter that Lin Ruhai was born in Gusu, the Lin family is not prosperous, except for Lin Ruhai, there are not many successful people, but they are just local gentry.But Lin Ruhai is the son-in-law of the Jia family. The Jia family already has a solid foundation in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are quite prestigious in Jinling. Cooperate to rectify the Jiangnan Salt Administration.

Emperor Chengqing had a good idea, but the Zhen family had long regarded Yanzheng as their own money bag, and suddenly someone came to snatch it from him, and he expected them to cooperate well, so it would be strange. Kill parents!Lin Ruhai is going to the south of the Yangtze River. With his temperament, it's no wonder he doesn't match up with the Zhen family!

Tu Jingnian did not remind Lin Ruhai of his intentions either. Lin Ruhai is not a fool. In the original book, he has survived for so long without any problem. If he hadn’t caught up with the change of imperial power, he had no feelings for the next emperor, and he was cheated to death in office. , and return to Beijing safely.What's more, although it is difficult to rectify the salt administration, it is also a remarkable achievement. If Lin Ruhai does well, the future will naturally be bright.If he also wants to perfunctory, or join forces with the Zhen family, then naturally he is courting death.

Lin Ruhai's political sensitivity is not bad. He was transferred to the south of the Yangtze River for no reason to be a patrolling censor. Although he still holds the position of a doctor in Lantai Temple, the patrolling censor is also a fat job. It must be the emperor's confidant. For that.But the problem is, he would rather not be this confidant!Lin Ruhai was thinking about it, but he couldn't figure it out. Why did Emperor Chengqing think about him? He didn't expect Jia's head. Before Jia Baoyu was born, he made a few words that were too ostentatious. Shi Taijun's face This is just the Yue family, not my own, and Lin Ruhai has no choice but to let it go, who knows that this matter will make him angry at Emperor Chengqing!

However, he is naturally an ambitious person. When his father was able to enter the cabinet as a prime minister, he naturally thought that he would come out of the blue, so he felt that this time was also an opportunity. own qualifications.Thinking about it this way, Lin Ruhai didn't bother to think about it anymore, and took his wife Jia Min, packed up some salutes, and headed south along the canal to Yangzhou.

Although the real plot has begun, it is not important to Tu Jingnian. He doesn't care about the waiter Shenying and Fairy Jiangzhu now. Anyway, in the eyes of an old man with tender skin, these two They are all problem children, and ordinary people can't bear such immortals who go down to earth to experience themselves. Anyway, these people are just tossing about one-third of an acre of land in their own home. It depends on how heavy your bones are!Therefore, he didn't take them to heart at all. If he has such leisure, he might as well take care of his son himself!

Although Emperor Chengqing paid attention to his grandson, he did not delay in having children. Just one month before Jia Baoyu was born, a little prince was born in the palace. Counting the ranking, he was already eleventh.Now that they are all ranked in double digits, sons are naturally not rare, not to mention, these years, the birth mother status of several princes is not high, and the favor can only be said to be normal, such as the concubine De's great favor, But so far, he has no intention of having a third one, and he doesn't know what Emperor Chengqing's plan is.

Tu Jingnian has never been interested in this kind of weird emperor's mind, he doesn't think much about female sex, and in the future he also hopes that his harem can be simpler, so as to save more troubles.

Now that He Yu has given birth to the emperor's grandson, she has become full of confidence. The princess concubine's airs have been raised, she is no longer as stiff as before, and she has some majesty. I can't get close, but I still maintain the original attitude of getting along, just give He Yu enough respect.

As for Liu Zhaoxun and Wang Zhaoxun, they are now obediently living under He Yu's command, and they understand that they have no chance to have children before the emperor's eldest grandson grows up.The prince is a person who pays attention to rules and decency, so naturally he won't have a good impression of a concubine who doesn't respect his first wife, so he rushes to He Yu to check his favorability. Today you send a pair of embroidered shoes, and tomorrow she will give you a kang screen. In short, compared with the harem, the East Palace is much more harmonious.

The queen's actions when A Ming was born obviously angered Emperor Chengqing, especially what the queen said in private, such as the child is young and does not know if it will grow up, made Emperor Chengqing even more angry.When a person like the empress comes to the harem, if she has a little self-knowledge, she should listen more and talk less. Even a stone in the palace can talk, not to mention that when the empress said these words, she didn't avoid people at all!She thought that all her confidants in Changyang Palace were her confidants, and if she was not good, they would not end well, and she felt that they would not betray her, so most of the time, she did not shy away from these servants at all.

However, who is Emperor Chengqing? When the empress entered the palace, she was a little wary of her. Naturally, he put some of his own people in the Changyang Palace, so why did Emperor Chengqing not know about it?What's more, there are still such resentful and cursing words. For this reason, Emperor Chengqing has not given the empress a good face for more than half a year. Five is not guaranteed.If the Queen asked, the people below would directly say that the Holy One is busy with state affairs, and he is in Daming Palace right now!It's a good thing that Emperor Chengqing didn't summon other people on such a day, otherwise, the Queen's face would have been stripped off and trampled on.

It's fine for Emperor Chengqing to be honest with the empress, but he is no longer as gentle and loving as before to Tu Jingyi. A few words, and then nothing.The queen was not a person who could hold her breath. She had long been disappointed with Emperor Chengqing, and knew that she would never be able to be loved by Emperor Chengqing in this life, but she was still hopeful in the past. His son is still valued, but now, Emperor Chengqing only has his grandson who only knows how to eat, drink, and sleep, and he doesn't care about his son at all!How could the queen endure such a thing, because of the uncertainty and even panic in her heart, gradually, her personality became more and more bitter and mean, and some concubines in the palace are now almost trembling, walking on thin ice, for fear that the queen will think about it and catch something toss yourself.

As for Tu Jingyi, he was taught to be a little crooked by the empress, but now he has ups and downs, and his personality is not as good as before. He seems a little moody, and the eunuchs around him are easily blamed, let alone others.Especially since he is only eleven or twelve years old, he has a lot of scheming, which makes ordinary people feel a little scared when they see it.He doesn't have the capital to fight against Tu Jingnian now. Under bullying the weak and fearing the strong, he often confronts Tu Jingrui, a brother of similar status. The difference between the two is only a few months, but where are the children from the royal family? It's not that the stomach is full of bad water, and it's not far from it. The two fought each other, and involved the people who served around them, which caused many people to suffer, but one of them was the son of the empress, and the other was the son of the concubine. , is not a soft persimmon that can be pinched casually, but a piece of iron, so I can only admit that I am unlucky.

Regarding the vicious or benign competition among the children, Emperor Chengqing showed an almost cruel laissez-faire attitude. Anyway, with such a young child, it would not cause any serious consequences. Those things in the school, but they have always maintained an indifferent attitude. As a result, the things in the palace school have become more and more serious, and the masters really can't bear it.

Finally, something difficult to deal with happened in Gongxue. Even though the masters of Gongxue felt that their necks were already chilly, they still ran over to report it with a bitter face.