[Red House] But for the sake of the king

If you say that Shen Hanzhang is the only direct brother of Jia Lian's mother, the Shen family, even if he has been stationed at the border all the year round, he will not cut off contact with Jia's family.But Jia Amnesty has changed since Shen's departure, and moreover, Jia's mansion was already very chaotic, so Shen Hanzhang simply stopped interacting with this brother-in-law, and by the way, he almost forgot about his only nephew.Originally, Shen Hanzhang also wanted to take the opportunity of returning to Beijing to report on his work this time to visit Jia's nephew, who was his sister's only flesh and blood after all.Therefore, after receiving the wedding invitation from the Lin family, Shen Hanzhang took his wife to the banquet.

Originally, Shen Hanzhang was worried that Jia Lian would follow his father and become a playboy, but he did not expect that he behaved very well. Although his speech was not elegant, it was finally pleasing to the ear.And hearing that now he often asks Lin Ruhai for advice, Shen Hanzhang is even more satisfied.If Jia Lian really learns how his father is now, and the mud can't support the wall, he can only feel sorry for his sister's spirit in heaven.

From then on, under Lin Ruhai's guidance, Jia Lian also ran diligently to Shen's house.Shen Hanzhang has only three sons, both of whom are older than Jia Lian, and they have already entered the military camp for training.The youngest son is only 12 years old now, but he also practices at home every day and never slacks off.After a long time, Jia Lian realized that he was really incapable of writing and martial arts. Compared with his cousins, he was really ashamed.Seeing that he was still ashamed, Shen Hanzhang felt more and more that a child could be taught.Therefore, before leaving Beijing for the northwest again, I asked someone to find an errand for Jia Lian, which is a later story.

Letting Jia Lian go to Shen's house, Lin Ruhai stopped going to Shen's house except for two more visits.If the contact is frequent, it is too deliberate.Even if the emperor finds out, it will only arouse suspicion.Furthermore, during this year, Lin Ruhai was more concerned about his mother's body.

Tang also felt strange, although his son used to pay his respects every day, but he is not as attentive as he is now, and often he has to run three or four times.As soon as she has a headache here, her son is more anxious than her, and asks the imperial doctor to decoct medicine.Even Chunyu and the girls said that the master was too filial for some reason.Tang said it twice, but Lin Ruhai was still the same as usual, so he didn't mention it anymore.It's a good thing for her son to be filial, but she can only pay more attention to her body, tease her granddaughter every day, pick up her favorite food, and keep taking bird's nest and ginseng tea.

Xu is well maintained and in a good mood, Tang's life has been smooth this year.After November, Lin Ruhai's heart was truly at ease.

On this day, Jun Qi and Lin Ruhai discussed matters in another courtyard.The winter was unbearably cold, and the place where they discussed business was changed from the study to this living room.Even if the cold wooden chair has a cushion back, how can it compare with the warm earth kang.Lin Ruhai grew up in the capital, and has been to his hometown in Suzhou several times. The most impressive thing is the winter of the three years when he kept his father's filial piety.There is also snow in the south of the Yangtze River in winter, but it is not as heavy as in the north, and the north wind is not as harsh as in the capital.It's just that this watery place is very gloomy and cold, and the cold air seems to seep into the bone marrow, which is very annoying.So when he returned to the capital, Lin Ruhai loved the kang for 10 minutes, and most of the time he was at home in winter on the kang.Now even though Jun Qi is here, he doesn't care about pretending to refuse, and quite generously "sit on an equal footing" with the emperor.

Jun Qi threw the bag on the kang table and said with a sneer, "Look, he is really shrewd. Could it be that he still wants to be alone at this time?"

What Jun Qi was talking about was the new salt inspection censor.Sure enough, it's a fool's errand, and there is no crime at both ends. The salt tax of the two Huaihe Rivers is the same as before, just the same.

Lin Ruhai didn't even take a look at it. What was recorded in it had already been cleared up in his previous life.Although Ding You was in Suzhou for those three years, one should know that he was not left behind at all.After taking a sip of the fragrant tea, Lin Ruhai secretly sighed that this tribute tea was really extraordinary, but it was still worse than the new tea directly from the Jiangnan tea garden, and said, "Didn't I tell you earlier, if it weren't for being a double-faced person, Presumably you will not choose him. It’s just that the northwest side is still not stable. I heard that the king of Tatar is getting old, and the two princes under him are fighting fiercely, and his younger brother. If the old king has something , if those two princes can succeed to the throne, it will be fine, but if the prince seizes the throne, there will be no peace in the Northwest."

In the previous life, it was the prince who killed his brother and usurped the throne, and soon after, he sent troops to the south to commit crimes.In that battle, not only Shen Hanzhang and several other loyal and patriotic people sacrificed their lives on the battlefield, but also Wang Shuijun of Beijing, who was later in charge of the commander-in-chief of the three armies, was seriously injured and died within two years.The son of the Northern King inherited the throne when he was young, and the lineage of the Northern King gradually declined, and even Jun Qi lost a lot of support.

Jun Qi said, "Thank you for reminding me, the situation of Tatar Kingdom will be reported every ten days, and it seems to be calm recently. However, I heard that many people in their country respect that prince, and the eldest prince's reputation is not bad. Ru Hai, what do you think if I can help that eldest prince?"

Lin Ruhai replied, "You mean to support a new monarch? It would be good if he sincerely surrendered, and the major troubles in the northwest would be lessened, but if raising tigers is a trouble, then the loss outweighs the gain. The Tatar Kingdom has always advocated force, I am afraid that A prince would not agree so easily."

Jun Qi walked to the window with his hands behind his back, the snow in the garden fell thickly on the ground, and there were some red spots on the strong branches. "Since I can let him sit on the seat of the king of a country, I can naturally pull him down. You are right. The Tatar country has always been quite ambitious and has a strong army. If there is chaos in the northwest, we may not be able to win easily. .It is better to take advantage of the good time now and take Tatar into the pocket. Countries such as Qianxiang can save a lot of worry."

Lin Ruhai didn't dare to knock on the teacup in front of Jun Qi, so he stroked a jade pendant around his waist and didn't speak for a long time.

Jun Qi didn't get a response for a long time, turned to look at him, but found that Ru Hai was in a daze.This is rare.Standing in the main hall when going to court, no one he could see would dare to be blatantly stupefied; in the other courtyard, they were always just two of them, and they only read books and discussed matters.Seeing him acting like no one else is looking at him now, sometimes frowning, sometimes showing his face, it's really a special taste.

When Lin Ruhai sensed something was wrong, Jun Qi had already sat back on the kang.Lin Ruhai had an idea in his mind, but when he said it, he was afraid that Jun Qi would refuse again, so he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Jun Qi is impatient, and will be returning to the palace soon, but he doesn't have so much time to waste time with him, "You have something to say, when did you become so timid, it's serious to say it soon."

Lin Ruhai said with a sneer, "Aren't I afraid that you will disagree with me? You also said that this person is unreliable, so Yangzhou is not as good as it is, let me go."

Jun Qi fell silent when he heard this, and the two sat quietly opposite each other for a while before he said, "I'll think about this matter when I go back, and I'll talk about it later. That's all for today, I should go back too .”

Lin Ruhai felt a little loose after hearing what he said.But if it is too hasty, fearing to make him suspicious again, he will not mention this again, send the person to the door, and go home by himself.

In the imperial study room, Jun Qi closed his eyes tiredly and leaned back on the dragon chair.After leaving the other courtyard, he didn't go back to the palace, but went to the royal garden in the northern suburbs.The Supreme Emperor didn't say much, but Jun Qi could hear it clearly, that was to teach him to behave himself and not make too much noise.He is a majestic king of a country, he can't do it if he wants to rectify the officials, he can't mobilize the Northwest military defense, and even the concubine in the harem can't make decisions by himself.Such an emperor, what is the point of doing it?It was actually the same as the prince back then.No wonder his good elder brother would take the risk that day and risk the world's disgrace.

What Lin Ruhai said today, Jun Qi is also considering it.Although Lin Ruhai's proposal was flatly rejected last year, after this year, Jun Qi is bound to win Jiangnan Salt.He still has a few available talents under his command, but if he wants to plan for the Tatar country, he will naturally need manpower.In addition, there must be a few important ministers in the capital, and not everyone in the south of the Yangtze River is competent.After much deliberation, Lin Ruhai was the most suitable.

After the beginning of spring, the masters and masters of the Lin family, together with their slaves who were going to the south of the Yangtze River, loaded three boats full and headed for Yangzhou with the whole family.The Lin Mansion in the capital city was originally An Lehou Mansion. After Lin Ruhai's father passed away that day, the Holy Majesty was grateful for the achievements of the Lin family's ancestors and did not take back the mansion, but directly gave it to Lin Ruhai.Therefore, when Lin Ruhai went to Yangzhou this time, apart from bringing some soft goods, he left two servants in the capital to look after the house, and the rest remained untouched.This time, he will never let himself lose his life in vain again, and he will return to the capital in a happy and prosperous manner.

On the pier, Lin Ruhai stood facing the wind, his slightly thin figure was even more elegant and dusty in the less warm spring breeze.Jun Qi's heart tightened when he watched from a distance, and he almost felt that he was about to become a fairy.

Lin Ruhai bid farewell to the juniors who saw him off, and especially told Jia Lian, who is now an official with the help of his uncle, to warn him not to be extravagant and lustful, and to learn more with an open mind.Now that Jia Zhu has learned to be a demon, she is very thin and haggard by herself, it looks like everyone came out there.Although Lin Ruhai knew that he wouldn't listen, he still tried to persuade him a few words, at least he did what he wanted.But Shui Rong, who was about to come, was persuaded by him.A few days earlier, he had entrusted the Qing guests under his sect to the Northern Prince's Mansion, which greatly flattered the Northern Jing King.Even if Shui Rong doesn't have his teaching now, based on what he has learned in this year, it would be more beneficial to listen to the opinions of other schools.

Lin Ruhai persuaded those who were waiting to see them off to go back, and he stayed at the pier for a while, as if he was waiting for someone.It's just that after a long time, no carriages and horses appeared on the pier.Lin Ruhai sighed at the river, after all, his delusions were too deep.After all, there is a difference between the monarch and his ministers. He knew that that person would not come, so why delay it for a while.

With an order, the white sails of the three big ships raised high, slowly left the shore, and sailed south along the big river.

Lin Ruhai stood at the bow of the boat, looking back to the north, and vaguely saw a familiar figure on the pier.It's just that the boat was drifting away, and he couldn't really see the appearance of that person.Clenching the wrench tightly in his hand, it was given to him by Jun Qi himself three days ago. It was not a reward, but a peace talisman.

The grudges of the past life, the king's kindness has not been repaid, but in this life, I can hope to taste it.