The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

As soon as the father and daughter talked about their real rivals, Lin Ruhai's cronies came to report that Jinling was also short of salt.

After hearing this, Daiyu said calmly: "Heaven is going to die, Zhen Yingjia, not only is she a step behind others in wisdom, but also has bad luck." Then she stood up, saluted and said: "Father is busy with work, Yu'er goes down first. gone."

Lin Ruhai gave Daiyu a meaningful look, nodded and said, "Yu'er go first."

As Daiyu said, Zhen Yingjia is not as smart as the operator in Suzhou, and her luck is not good.Now that the problem of salt shortage in Jinling has become a problem today, it proves that Zhen Yingjia was planning this matter at least when he was in trouble in Suzhou.

It's just that there was only a riot in Suzhou a few days earlier, and indeed the governor of Jiangnan, the prefect of Suzhou and Lin Ruhai were all forced to be in a hurry for several days.Jinling was a few days late, but the imperial decree for Lin Ruhai's re-election as the inspector censor arrived, and the Yanyin from the Ministry of Household Affairs also came down.

Even if those salt merchants want to get the newly added salt shares in Lin Ruhai's hands, Lin Ruhai tells them to go east, and no one dares to go west.The Jinling incident didn't stir up trouble at all, so how far is it without any fuss?That is, when people heard about the lack of salt, they went to the shop to ask, and the shopkeeper of the salt shop directly said that there was enough salt, and the price would not increase.

In fact, the news of Lin Ruhai's re-election and the court's approval to increase the share of Yanyin reached Zhen Yingjia, only one day later than it reached Yangzhou.What does that mean?That is, if the troubles in Jinling were a few days earlier, which was about the same time as Suzhou, Lin Ruhai would have greatly increased the difficulty of fighting on two fronts if he wanted to stabilize the salt price in the two places, and it might not be so easy to survive safely; if it was a day later, Zhen Yingjia would get After the imperial court agrees to increase the exact information of Yanyin's share, it will rein in the precipice and will not instigate people to spread rumors and make trouble.

This is what Daiyu said about Zhen Yingjia's lack of wisdom in chess, not even luck.With just such a one-day time difference, the slightest splash did not make a fuss, and it was useless to add a crime to myself in the future.

The incident in Jinling did not stir up trouble, and other places became more and more peaceful.The situation in the south of the Yangtze River has been temporarily stabilized.

Taking advantage of this respite, Lin Ruhai, father and daughter, plunged into the study to review the civil unrest in Suzhou.

If Lin Ruhai was shocked by Daiyu's rescue of Lin You for the first time, then Lin Ruhai will be overwhelmed by Daiyu's wisdom after this incident of stabilizing the salt price.After this time, when Lin Ruhai discussed the affairs of the government and the court, he no longer regarded Daiyu as a daughter, but regarded Daiyu as a counselor and a think tank, and communicated on an equal footing.

In the words of later generations, the war between Lin Ruhai and the opponent over the price of salt was an ancient economic war.Daiyu had seen the cruelty of economic war cases in the books of later generations. Businessmen were called capitalists in later generations. For the sake of profit, capitalists can disregard the wealth and lives of thousands of people, killing without blood.

In the past, she just read books, so Daiyu sighed.Now that she has personally participated in the ancient version of the economic war, Daiyu even feels a sense of collapse after the war.

If this salt price war is not brought under control and affects the next spring plowing, it will cost tens of thousands of lives.And this cruel ancient version of the economic war was caused by the strife and seizure of power by a few princes.Political struggles have always been so cruel, and everyone involved in the political situation, from high-ranking officials with generous salaries to poor people, has their own inability to control themselves.

Lin Ruhai saw a look of pity on her daughter's face appropriate to her age, and after waiting for a while, she said, "So Yu'er thinks, who pushed the price of salt out of control in Suzhou this time?" As for the scene in Jinling, there was not even a splash The farce is not worth the replay of the father and daughter.

Daiyu took two sheets of paper, gave one to Lin Ruhai, and said with a smile: "If there is a motive for doing this, there are two people, the light and the dark, why don't my father and I write it out separately, and then exchange answers."

Seeing that Daiyu was interested, Lin Ruhai took a pen from the pen holder, dipped it in ink, and wrote a few words.

Daiyu also picked up a pen to write, and the father and daughter exchanged papers, and when they glanced at it, their expressions changed.

Lin Ruhai saw Daiyu's writing of 'Chang Chang Mie Ci';

The father and daughter thought of something, and they looked at each other and smiled again. Daiyu put the paper in her hand into the charcoal basin; Lin Ruhai stared at the paper written by Daiyu for a long time.

My daughter is quick-witted, not only has insight into the important affairs of the court, but she even writes with a strong character, not to mention that it is not like a seven-year-old girl's writing. If many students who have read poetry and books are not talented enough, they may not be able to write for decades. Can practice this word.

Daiyu saw her father staring at her handwriting in a daze, she recalled it as soon as she turned her beautiful eyes.Life in the Rongguo Mansion in the previous life was not easy, especially in the three years after his father passed away, it became more and more difficult.Apart from playing with her sisters occasionally, Daiyu often stayed in her room to read, or practiced calligraphy alone behind closed doors.

Practicing calligraphy is actually a kind of state of mind. For example, Zhang Xu's wild cursive can only be written when he is drunk and heroic. When he is sober, he loses the charm of madness. Therefore, Zhang Changshi is also called Zhang Dian.As for myself, in the Rongguo Mansion in the previous life, the wind, the frost, and the sword were fierce. Calligraphy is a way to immerse yourself in your own world and calm your mind.Maybe it was too much suffering in my heart in the previous life, and it was too difficult to calm down, so once I really calmed down, my strokes would improve rapidly.

In later generations, Daiyu read the original book, and the original book said that the period when she cried less was the time when her calligraphy improved by leaps and bounds.

Today, Daiyu was so full of thoughts about the major issues of the contest between the court and China that she forgot to hide her good writing.

Lin Ruhai was in a daze for a while, then threw Daiyu's words into the charcoal basin, and said, "Yu'er and I coincidentally agree. Who does Yu'er think is driving this matter?"

Daiyu knew that there were people guarding far outside the study, so she was not afraid of someone eavesdropping, so she said calmly and slowly: "The thing that happened in the iron net mountain siege was nothing more than to fight for the seat of the successor. I haven't investigated thoroughly, but no matter who it is, anyone who is interested in big positions must be alert to the far-reaching impact of this matter. This is the general trend. In the face of the general trend, everyone is under coercion, ranging from the princes and nobles to the small people. common people.

This time, there was a case of disturbance due to lack of salt in Suzhou, followed by Jinling. Suzhou is the seat of the governor’s office in the south of the Yangtze River. The people under its rule are relatively wealthy. of.Other places can still support it, so why is there a commotion in Suzhou?

Responsible officials like the governor of Jiangnan and the prefect of Suzhou definitely do not want to see such a thing happen in Suzhou.Because this matter has a small relationship with their promotion, and a big one with the fate of the whole family.Therefore, regardless of which lineage these two adults are from, they do not want this to happen in Suzhou. "

Lin Ruhai listened with gusto and said with a smile, "But this happened in Suzhou."

Daiyu nodded, and said: "Yes, this matter originated in Suzhou. Although at first glance, the local officials have no motive, but don't forget that there is also a Master of the Political Department in Suzhou who is in charge of Qiangu. Participating in politics Dao is different from other local officials. Although the yamen of Suzhou Shenzheng Dao is located in Suzhou, it is in charge of money and valley affairs in several nearby state capitals, and Shenzheng Dao is directly responsible to the imperial court, and local security is not within its purview.

In the first month of the lunar year, when our family went to Governor Yao's house for a drink, Fan Canzhengdao's daughter intentionally made trouble for me.The Fan family could get news about Iron Net Mountain so soon, which shows that the Fan family is deeply involved in the affairs of the DPRK and China.The guard at Iron Net Mountain, who lost his appearance, was the confidant of the Ninth Prince, and at the same time, the brother of Mrs. Fan.

Both the government and the public know that the dispute in the south of the Yangtze River is a dispute between his father and Zhen Yingjia on the surface, but it is actually a dispute between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the second prince.If something really happened to Jiangnan, it would be the two princes who would be implicated and punished, and it would be beneficial and harmless to the Ninth Prince.Although the trusted guards of the Ninth Prince of Iron Net Mountain bumped into the Holy Majesty, the Holy Majesty only dodged and it was not a serious problem.When Jiangnan was in chaos, His Majesty would definitely devote his attention to major events in Jiangnan, and the fault of the Ninth Prince's idea would be covered up.

Now the emperor is determined to investigate the private salt fraud case, that is, if the incidents in Suzhou and Jinling become serious, the world will either suspect that His Highness the Crown Prince will deal with the Second Prince severely; Improper governance, shifting responsibility to local officials.What was damaged was the reputation of the two princes, who ignored the common people for their own selfishness, and the nine princes remained invincible. "

This is what the father and daughter wrote on the paper before.Lead everyone to think about the prince's attack on the second prince.If the emperor also believed in such words, even if the prince was not involved in this matter, it would inevitably make Emperor Taizong feel that the prince was not lenient enough, and seized the opportunity to kill other brothers.

Lin Ruhai sighed: "It's fine if the Nine Princes are invincible, but in the end, this matter may be harmful to His Highness the Crown Prince. Emperor Taizong has many heirs, even if the Crown Prince is the eldest son, the Emperor as a father will not be happy to see it." The prince can't tolerate other sons. If Taizong is surrounded by courtiers and concubines to blow the wind, thinking that this matter was done by the prince, it will definitely affect the prince's impression in the emperor's heart.

Provoking civil unrest because of selfishness has neither the strength of an elder brother nor the heart to love the people.If the prince becomes such a person in the emperor's heart, it will only be more difficult in the future.This is the difficulty of having no one in the harem to speak for him, I thought little concubine Zhong always turned to the prince, but now it seems..." Lin Ruhai sighed at this point.

Daiyu continued Lin Ruhai's words, and said: "Everyone has selfish intentions, and it is reasonable for the little Concubine Zhong to plan for the Ninth Prince. In the past, the Crown Prince's position in the court was stable, and the Ninth Prince was young. Concubine Zhong should have tried her best to protect the prince because of the interests of the family. But as the emperor reigned for a long time, the power of the other princes gradually became stronger, and the nine princes also grew up day by day, and their aspirations and abilities also became competitive.

How does the sister's son being the emperor compare with his own son being the emperor?Little Concubine Zhong is not a saint, seeing such an opportunity, it is reasonable to turn to her son.On the contrary, His Royal Highness, I said something disrespectful to my father in private. If His Royal Highness still thinks that the Cheng En Gong Mansion is a reliable ally, it is His Royal Highness's own problem.Today's father can help the prince through this calamity, but in the future it will be difficult to guarantee that the prince will not trust the wrong person again.The crown prince of a country is not worthy of being innocent; trusting others is even more taboo. "