Rebirth of the Zhang family in the Red Chamber

The old sage glanced at the emperor with lowered brows and drooping ears, and was satisfied in his heart, but when he saw the emperor's young face and upright figure, and his noble demeanor reflected in the luxurious emperor's clothes, his reluctance emerged again. head.

The emperor's youth makes him very old. If he is so obedient now, when he really fails, will he still be so obedient?

"Salt administration is related to the imperial court's plans, so it must not be ignored. Does the emperor have a candidate to replace Lin Ruhai?"

The emperor secretly sneered, the father is spying on him again, asking him if he has a candidate, it's okay if he doesn't, once there is, it's uncertain whether that person can live to Yangzhou to take office.

"The son does not dare to be dictatorial. The father has been in charge of the government for so many years. The world is in peace and the world is celebrating. The son is still very unfamiliar with the government. He dare not ruin the father's hard work. Everything depends on the father's decision."

The old sage's reluctance and reluctance made him happy to be praised by the emperor again. He thought of a few names in his heart. They were all children of noble and noble families. The families were all high-ranking and powerful. He might not be able to suppress people in the south of the Yangtze River. The important point is that they are all loyal defenders of the old saint.

"Haha, I always knew you were a good person, humble and courteous, okay, I didn't miss it." After laughing, just about to say those names, I heard King Zhongshun's voice from afar, "Father Your Majesty, let's see what good things my son has brought you, my Royal Father..."

King Zhongshun is the second prince born of Concubine Zhen Gui. After the new emperor ascended the throne, all the surviving brothers became kings, but the title Zhongshun was proposed by the emperor.

Every time the emperor thinks of this title, he feels extremely mocking. For a moment, he thinks about how to push him down, so that the guy who is in charge of him actually gets the title of Zhongshun. I don't know if the emperor disgusts him or reminds Zhongshun.

Except for the prince who died due to rebellion, the old sage's favorite son is loyal, not only because his biological mother is a favorite concubine, but also because his mother's family is the Zhen family, and more importantly, this son is a few sons. Among them, the one who is the least afraid of him, likes to act like a baby by his side since he was a child, and will make him happy the most. Even if he has some careful thoughts later, in his opinion, being a prince is inevitable.

Anyway, it is not this son who sits on the throne now, there is no conflict of interest between them now, but the existence of loyalty and obedience is more conducive to him to check and balance the emperor, so he loves this son even more than before.

"Oh, what good things did you collect to give to your father, don't say something about your favorite food, your favorite fancy clothes, your favorite calligraphy, painting and antiques, your favorite new operas, you can't I'm using those things to deceive my father, if I'm not satisfied with the things, don't even think about exchanging those good things in my father's hands, haha"

Just from the address, it can be heard who the old sage likes more in his heart, he calls himself the emperor to the emperor, and becomes the father emperor to Zhongshun.The emperor lowered his head to cover the sneer at the corner of his mouth and the cold light in his eyes.

"My son has met my father, my father is blessed and safe. My father, you must be satisfied with what my son brought this time, but let's talk about it first. If you are satisfied, the piece that my son liked a few days ago Nuanyu will belong to Erchen."

King Zhongshun didn't seem to see that the emperor was there, and after entering the gate of the palace, he greeted the old sage, and then went to the old sage's side, looking obsessed.The emperor slightly lifted his lower eyelids, and after glancing at the unsightly scene, he returned to his old monk's calm state, quietly standing aside without making any movements.

He doesn't show it on the surface, but in his heart he has some shameless and loyal behaviors. If he is still a child of a certain age, he can be said to be a relative in colorful clothes and filial piety if he is a child of a certain age, but he is already a filial piety now. A man in his [-]s, even his grandfather did it, and he insisted on making such a gesture, which is not to be ridiculed.

Unaware of being ridiculed, Zhong Shun took out a small box no bigger than a palm from his arms like a filial son, handed it to the old sage's haggard hand with great care, and motioned him to open it for a surprise oh.

The old sage raised his eyebrows. Could it be that Zhongshun really had something good to give him today? During the process of opening it, the old sage didn’t think about his son’s filial piety, but what the thing was, where did Zhongshun come from? What to get here.

Although he loves and takes advantage of this son, he still has suspicions, but compared to the emperor, it is much less.

After the old sage opened it, what he saw was a pill that was very golden and exuded a fragrance. It became a little clearer, and the old sage immediately showed an excited expression on his face, and a hot light immediately glowed in his eyes looking at the pill.

Zhongshun was very satisfied with his father's reaction, and said with some complacency, "Father, this is what my minister spent a lot of money to get from Lingyun Taoist Temple. It is said that after taking it, it has the effect of prolonging life. As soon as I got it, my minister was non-stop. I brought it to you, how about that piece of warm jade, can I give it to Erchen?"

The old sage of Lingyun Taoist Temple has heard that the Taoists there are all masters who are good at alchemy and medicine, and they all live very long lives. The youngest Taoist is also a hundred years old.

He also wanted to ask for pills and medicines in the past, but not to mention how he, as an emperor, could spread the rumor of being obsessed with pills. Even if he really asked for it, he might not be able to get it. His father also asked for pills back then. Yes, it's just that the master of the Taoist temple said that the lifespan of the emperor is determined by heaven, and they dare not change it, otherwise it would be a great sin to mess up the sky.

Knowing that it was impossible, he naturally didn't want to ask for it. He didn't expect Zhongshun to ask for it for him. As long as he can prolong his life and continue to enjoy the supreme rights of the emperor, he has nothing to do with other great crimes.

The old sage looked at the elixir, his heart was very happy, he looked up to the sky and laughed three times, "Okay, good, this time, the father is very satisfied, let alone warm jade, the father asked you to go to the father's private treasury , choose any three things"

King Zhongshun's face was full of surprises, "My son thanked my father for the gift"

The old sage finished looking at it, closed the lid, and asked casually, "Zhongshun, since when did you become interested in Taoist temples, and you can even get pills from Lingyun Taoist temple? It really amazes my father."

Not only was Zhongshun not afraid of the old sage's question, but he was overjoyed and secretly said, "Since when did I like those things? I got this elixir from my uncle."

"Oh, I got it from Zhen Yingjia." The old sage raised his eyebrows and asked, holding the elixir box in one hand, while he seemed to be stroking his beard with the other hand, but in fact he was gently rubbing it between his thumb and index finger. beard.

There was a small rubbing sound between the beards, very light, Zhongshun who was excited didn't notice it, but the emperor did, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, Zhongshun might not know it, but he understood that every time the emperor rubbed his beard, it must be It was the killing intent in my heart.

Also, the elixir of prolonging life that the emperor can't get, a little Jiangnan weaving Zhen Yingjia can get it easily. If it is not easy, how can he give it to Zhongshun? Yes, if it is in Zhongshun's hands, there should be some left over from Zhen Yingjia, otherwise who would be so generous.

Don't talk about loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and selfless devotion. In front of one's own life, everything is empty.In the eyes of the old sage whose lifespan is getting shorter and shorter, there is no one in this world who does not want to live forever and wants to prolong his life.

"My uncle saved a person many years ago. I didn't think about what to do at the time. But yesterday, that person suddenly sent someone to deliver two pills, saying that it was to repay the life-saving grace of that year."

"Two pills?" The old sage was upset, he said clearly that it was two pills, but Zhen Yingjia dared to take a pill, what a big heart.

The old sage did not doubt the authenticity of the elixir, he thought that the Zhen family and Zhongshun should not be so courageous, after all, if he went, Zhongshun would never have the possibility to compete with the emperor.

"Uncle got this kind of elixir, so naturally he didn't dare to keep it for himself, but he didn't dare to offer it to the emperor rashly. He was afraid that the medicinal properties of the elixir would be dangerous, so he sent someone to my son's house. I have the same idea as my uncle, and I want to pass it on to you but I dare not. Later, my son-in-law Yu Liudi mentioned this matter. The cousin of the sixth brother happened to be in the house of the sixth brother. He was a county magistrate before, and his term of office expired last year. , there was no new appointment for a while, so I started to travel around. I just arrived in the capital a few days ago and lived in the sixth brother's house. The cousin of the sixth brother, after hearing this, wanted to share your worries and try the medicine himself. , I tried the medicine yesterday, and today I have seen many doctors, and they all said that he is in good health, and even some hidden diseases from the past seem to be slowly recovering, so I dared to offer this elixir to you"

After listening to King Zhongshun's words, the old sage believed that it should be true. After all, this kind of thing can be found out after one investigation, and Zhongshun should not lie to him so stupidly.

The merit of testing medicine should be rewarded.The sixth son's mother's family seems to be the Cui family, the current prefect of Yangzhou.

The Cui family and the Zhen family both live in the south of the Yangtze River, and they both stand as princes behind them. The Zhen family is powerful and the Cui family is weak, but if the strength of the two families is equal, what they want most is to support their prince. He was mentioning the official positions of some of the Cui family's children, which made the Cui family's heart feel bigger. The two families are most likely to be hostile, and they will never be an alliance.

"Okay, such a loyal person should be rewarded. It just so happens that Lin Ruhai is about to retire, so let him take over the position of inspector and censor."

"Emperor, go pass the edict. I'm tired and need to rest. Wei Ming, take Zhongshun to my private treasury to pick up three things. Okay, let's all go down."

"The son and minister resigned"

After leaving the gate of the palace, King Zhongshun seemed to have just noticed that the emperor was there, "When was the emperor here? This king was only talking to his father, but he didn't notice the emperor's brother. It's really wrong. I hope the emperor will not be offended."

King Zhongshun said it shouldn't be, but he had a complacent look on his face. Although the inspector of salt and censor is not a big official, he is only a fifth rank, but he is the highest official of the Lianghuai salt transportation, with great power.

Father thought that by supporting the Cui family, he would be able to raise the Cui family's heart and make them hostile to the Zhen family, hehe, it's a pity that father didn't know that the boy who was testing the medicine in the Cui family would never forget his sweetheart who was about to fall in love, but His cousin of the Zhen family.Some people can ignore everything when they encounter so-called love, regardless of their family, parents, and future. Although this makes him very puzzled, she is just a woman, why bother, but for the Cui family boy, he is happy to see it. The more he is devoted to his so-called love, the more benefits he can get from it, hahahaha...

Without waiting for the emperor to say anything, King Zhongshun smiled triumphantly and walked away arrogantly.

When King Zhongshun disappeared from sight, a knowing smile slowly appeared on the emperor's expressionless face.

Father Huang and Zhongshun, hehe, who of you would have thought that the Cui family boy was actually one of his people. The Cui family's internal fights were fierce, and the real Cui family boy had long been wiped out in the backyard battle. The current Cui family boy It has been four years since he was secretly cultivated by a dark guard who pretended to be him. Originally, he was only asked to monitor the situation in the south of the Yangtze River. He came to Beijing just to report to him on work. He did not expect to have unexpected gains.

The elixir was given by Zhang Yingrui. He still knows some things about the Lin family in Gusu. He has always managed the time very well.

The two elixirs only have the effect of strengthening the body and nourishing the vitality, but one has no side effects, and the other has better superficial effects, but it does not have the effect of prolonging life, but will accelerate the consumption of vitality in the human body.

The elixir was not refined by Qing Zhi, but was fiddled with by Doctor Hu. Over the years, he has stolen many prescriptions from Qing Zhi, and besides these dirty things, Zhang Yingrui will not let his sister get involved, Doctor Hu It's better if you can get it out, it doesn't matter if you can't get it out, the big deal is not to use this plan, just change it, if you want your sister to take action from him, he won't agree.

The emperor stood in the Minghua Palace for a while, and listened to Xia Chan calling twice, knowing that the father had already taken the elixir, hehe, I really can't wait, father, you are already old, You should obey the old and recognize the old, and go to the place you should go as soon as possible. The son is the emperor and the real master of this country.