After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

At this time, Lin Ruhai's term as chief political envoy had completed his term, and the benevolent administration he and Wang Qi implemented in Jiaozhi had also come to an end.

Lin Ruhai didn't want to make the sage fearful, so he gave the sage a note in advance, explaining in detail what he had done in the nine years from the time he was the prefect of Taiyuan to the end of the chief envoy. some.

The sage read the scriptures and naturally understood what he meant.

——He explained in such detail that any successor would be able to take over smoothly as long as he carefully read the booklet.

In fact, Lin Ruhai didn't quite agree with the airborne chief envoy.

One is that officials who have never been to Cochin will still have prejudice against the so-called "barbarian land"; the other is that they are afraid that someone with high-sightedness and low-handedness or greed will come and ruin the ten-year efforts of him and Wang Qi.

But he has been in Jiaozhi for too long, if he made such suggestions to the sage, it would be quite suspicious.

At that time, maybe it will backfire.

As soon as his term of office expired, the holy edict calling him back to Beijing to report on his duties was sent to Jiaozhi, which is enough to prove his status in the hearts of the saints.

Officials in Cochin were very reluctant to part with him, especially those native officials.If it weren't for Lin Ruhai, they would still be rich men and bumpkins.

The people in Jiaozhi were also very reluctant to part with him, and even organized a private organization to give him the Wanmin Umbrella.

Fortunately, a county magistrate accidentally slipped his mouth. Lin Ruhai was taken aback when he heard it, and immediately ordered officials at all levels to go back and asked the common people to give the Wanmin Umbrella to the saint.

"This official was appointed by the sage. If the sage hadn't stood up to all opinions and fully supported the virtuous government in the past ten years, how could this official have been able to perform well? After you go back, you must make it clear to the people. Everything you have done today is due to the mighty grace of the emperor!"

Just kidding, he is not the kind of upright official who only cares about invitations. To him, the Wanmin Umbrella is like a big furnace. Even if he is not cooked well, it will dry out his future career.

Those local officials in Cochin didn't quite understand it, but the prefects and county magistrates who were assigned here like Lin Ruhai understood it all at once, and while ashamed, they quickly responded: "Your Excellency is right, this is all due to the emperor's grace." mighty!"

They thought in their hearts: No wonder they are still in the emperor's heart because they have been working outside all the year round.This consciousness is different.It seems that we still have something to learn from the twists and turns in the officialdom.

Lin Ruhai was sorting out official affairs, and Jia Min was also cleaning up the house.

Their family has lived in Jiaozhi for almost ten years, and they have bought many properties.

According to Lin Ruhai, they are unlikely to come back in the future, so apart from the two business roads, other Zhuangzi, shops and the like must be sold out at a price.

These are trivial matters. With Lin Ruhai's prestige, no matter who takes over, they will not lose them.

The real trouble is the servants at home.

When they came, they brought trustworthy family members.

But over the years, many girls and servants have reached their age.

Not all maids are willing to marry servants and serve as slaves for generations. There are always those who are high-minded and want to be proper ladies.

Especially after Cochin's life gets better and better.

As a result, there will not be enough staff in the family, and more will have to be added.One after another, a lot has been added in the past few years.

But now, they are leaving here, and it is impossible for these servants to take all of them away.

The children of the family must be taken away, and those who have been sold by the whole family can also be considered.But those who have signed a contract of living or sold themselves in alone need to be dealt with.

Jia Min was also straightforward. For those who had signed the contracts of work but hadn't expired, Jia Min waved his hand and simply exempted them from the rest of the construction period, and rewarded them with money.

And those who sell themselves in, even if they are sent home, they cannot escape the fate of being sold a second time.

After Jia Min inquired about them, she inquired about them, helped them find a home, and gave them to others.

Of course, there were those who were unwilling to leave, but it was impossible for Jia Min to take them all away. It would be the best of humanity to help them find a kind home.

By the time the husband and wife have cleaned up, half a month has passed.

But at this time, an imperial decree was passed to Jiaozhi, and Lin Ruhai's heart was completely settled.

The sage promoted Liu San, the magistrate of Jianping, to become the new chief envoy of Jiaozhi.

Jianping Prefecture is also under the jurisdiction of Jiaozhi. Liu Sanbian was transferred to Jiaozhi six years ago. He served as the prefect of Sanjiang Prefecture for three years, and then served as the prefect of Jianping Prefecture for another three years.Liu Sanbian is well aware of the situation and policies of Jiaozhi.

Moreover, Lin Ruhai also trusted his character and official voice.Although this person is not as flexible as Lin Ruhai, nor is he as bold as Wang Qi.

However, he is steady, very steady!

At this time, what Cochin needs most is no longer aggressiveness, but stability.

Lin Ruhai said privately to Jia Minmin: "Sages really know people well."

Jia Min smiled and said, "Now you can feel relieved, right?"

Lin Ruhai also smiled: "Before, I was too worried."

After handing over to Liu Sanbian, Lin Ruhai took the Wanmin Umbrella given to the sage by the people of Jiaozhi, and led his family, and meandered away to the capital.

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Cigarettes curled up from the bronze tripod, and the fragrance of peach blossoms slowly diffused in the hall.

The saint was sitting cross-legged on the couch, holding a piece of Tianhuang stone in his left hand, and a carving knife in his right hand, carving a private seal stroke by stroke.

Wang Zhu waited carefully on the side, and the little eunuch on the side held up a tray with soft Songjiang cloth and a box of wound medicine on it, just in case.

Not long after, a small eunuch lifted the curtain slightly outside the door, poked his head and took a look inside.

Wang Zhu noticed it immediately, turned his head, and saw the little eunuch smiling flatteringly at him, and raised his right hand as a gesture.

Wang Zhu understood, took a step forward, and said softly, "Saint, the crown prince has arrived."

"Then let him in." The saint didn't lift his head.

"Yes." Wang Zhu bowed in response, went to the gate of the hall in person, and invited the prince in.

"My ministers see the father." The crown prince, who has already reached the crown, saluted respectfully, but it can be seen from the words that his relationship with the saint has eased a lot compared to the past.

At least, he will no longer be afraid of saints like tigers and wolves. Every time he meets each other, he will tremble with fear, for fear that if he makes a mistake, his mother and natal family will be implicated.

This is all the result of the saint's efforts, just because the prince is his only legitimate son, and the saint does not want the "firstborn son succession system" to be provoked.

This is not only for the rule of law, but also for the stability of inheritance.

Although the Supreme Emperor had passed away, the saint did not overly beautify him in his heart.

At least, for the stability of his own status, the Supreme Emperor set up a balance between his sons, which made the saint look down on him very much.

Therefore, after the court was stabilized a little, he isolated the queen and the prince, and made up his mind to break the prince's temper.

——No way, the queen has too much influence on the prince, and it is not a positive influence.

The means of those harem women can sometimes give people a taste of the sweetness, but if they are used in the court, it will inevitably appear too petty.

The orthodox imperial education has been accepted a lot, and the prince has a little more understanding of both the old saint and the saint.

At the same time, it is inevitable that I have a little contempt for my mother in my heart.

——The view of a woman is really short-sighted.

So, when the queen finally saw her son again, she suddenly discovered that she seemed to be unable to influence her son anymore, and his son's feelings for foreign families had also weakened a lot.

This made her a little unacceptable.

But every time she wanted to say a few more good things about her mother's family, the prince would show a perfunctory look that he didn't bother to cover up, and every time she made her angry, she didn't know what to do.

She obviously didn't dare to get angry with the prince.

The saint grew up in the palace since he was a child, and took over the power of the old saint. The palace is full of the old saint's eyeliner.The queen was afraid that the saint would find another excuse to prevent her from seeing her son.

The prince could not clearly see these thoughts of the queen in the past, but now he can see through them at a glance.

He couldn't help laughing at himself.

In the past, he always thought that the only person in this world who would not betray her was his mother.

But only now did she discover that it was not that her mother would not betray him, but that she would not betray the rights and honor he had brought.

Sometimes, even though he knew it was boring, the prince still couldn't help thinking: Which one is more important to the queen mother, the mother clan or the son?

If there are too many such thoughts, invisible barriers will naturally appear.

Then, the prince suddenly realized: It seems that his father and his interests are more consistent than his mother's.

At least, they are all surnames, and no matter when, they will not think about making profits for people with other surnames.

Strangely, the relationship between the father and son seemed to ease up all of a sudden.

When the prince saw the saint, he would no longer be afraid to express his true thoughts.

But the transformation of the prince was exactly what the sage wanted to see.

Although it is a bit overkill, it is not worthy of the queen.But compared with the inheritance of Jiangshan, the queen has to be wronged.

Hearing the crown prince's salute, the sage still didn't look up, and said casually, "Okay, let's find a place to sit."

So, the prince sat on the low table next to the soft couch and watched the saint concentrate on carving the seal.

He really didn't understand what kind of magical power these stones had, which could make his father and emperor fall in love with them for decades.

In his opinion, calligraphy and painting are more attractive.

However, personal hobbies have never affected official duties, and the censor doesn't bother to care about them, so he won't talk too much.

It's just that this piece of Tianhuang seems to be brought in by Jia She, right?

Tsk, this person's hobbies are exactly the same as those of a saint...elegant.

The prince couldn't help but diverge his thoughts: Speaking of which, the two brothers of the Jia family are really powerful.There was Jia Jing in the front, and Jia Amnesty in the back, but it was Jian Zai, who came first and then followed.

If Jia Jing was considered to be a sharp knife, then Jia Amnesty was a dude, who would not say a word when he entered the military department every day, and would not do business at all unless ordered by the sage.

I really don't know, what does the emperor like about him?