The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

When Daiyu started talking, Lin Ruhai quickly figured out the cause and effect.Then, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Yu'er is not afraid that when you sent the letter to Miss Smith, Changkang Palace has not informed Cheng'engong Mansion or Baolinghou Mansion of the plan?" Wanting to make Changkang Palace suspicious of Baolinghou Mansion through such a trivial matter? The key is that when Daiyu sent the letter to Xiangyun, the Marquis Bowling's Mansion already knew about Changkang Palace's plan.

Daiyu said with a smile: "The Ninth Prince drafted a new plan, and it must be an idea to overwhelm my father, so someone must cooperate at the court meeting. If someone cooperates, it is natural to communicate with Cheng'en Gong's Mansion and Baolinghou Mansion. I There are a few trustworthy people who are in charge of the family. It is not difficult to call attention to the people in Baolinghou's mansion. Although our family's servants may not be able to recognize the messengers of Changkang Palace, as long as I know that Baoling The approximate population of the Hou Mansion can also be calculated.

Even if my calculation is wrong, this matter is that I was angry at being provoked and ridiculed by Miss Smith in Cheng'en Gong's mansion, and I just wanted to get back my face.What effect can it have?The worst result is nothing more than telling people that I have no real talent and learning, and I dare not have a poem with Smith on the spot, so I beg my father to do it for me at home to save face.It only affects one or two reputations. "

Lin Ruhai frowned when Daiyu said something in a nonchalant tone that only affected her reputation.As smart as Lin Ruhai, she can naturally notice that her daughter is good in everything, but she doesn't care about fame and marriage, which makes Lin Ruhai a little worried.But Daiyu was still young, and Lin Ruhai didn't bother about it, so he continued to talk about the separation between Changkang Palace and Baolinghou's Mansion.

Although such a trivial matter would not break the allies of Changkang Palace, Cheng'en Gong Mansion and Bowling Marquis Mansion, at least it opened a rift.The point is, Daiyu actually did nothing.

What's wrong with sending a few boudoir poems?

"In ancient times, two peaches killed three men, but now there is a jade girl who kills three men." Lin Ruhai sighed.

Daiyu laughed and said: "It's all about returning the same way to him. Are they only allowed to borrow a knife to kill each other in Cheng'en Gong's mansion, and I am not allowed to let them kill each other? Just wait, after this incident, Baolinghou's mansion and Zhong Zhong The Jinghou Mansion will also gradually renounce."

Lin Ruhai pondered for a moment, then figured it out: "Shi Ding made military exploits in Yuehai. Concubine Zhong contributed a lot when he was named Marquis. It was also that time that the Ninth Prince's Mansion won over the Bowling Marquis Mansion. But in the final analysis, Baoling Marquis Ling is a hereditary title, and he won't get the favor of Changkang Palace. It's not bad. Because of this, Marquis Bowling's house is at risk of colluding with the prince. From the point of view of Marquis Bowling's house, how can you Shi Ding benefit from it? Want to stay in the capital like walking on eggshells?

In the past, the Changkang Palace and the Ninth Prince's Mansion were smooth sailing, and the historians had a family of two princes with unparalleled scenery, so the brothers of the historians were naturally willing to watch over and help each other.But now, Marquis Baoling's mansion is suspected of leaking secrets by Changkang Palace, and Marquis Baoling's mansion can't argue with it. Thinking about how he gradually became the power of the Nine Princes, all because of Shi Ding's feudal lordship, wouldn't he complain? "

Daiyu smiled lightly: "Of course there is nothing wrong with a historian with two princes sharing wealth. Whether we can share adversity or not has to go through a little test."

The follow-up of this incident is also very interesting. While Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Bowlinghou were confused, they also felt aggrieved.

Especially Madam Baolinghou, the grievance in her heart is exactly the same as Lin Ruhai's father and daughter speculated.No, Mrs. Baolinghou actually felt aggrieved many times more than what Daiyu and her daughter had speculated.On the same day, he brought Xiangyun into the palace to pay his respects.

Little Concubine Zhong is a smart person. In fact, when little Concubine Zhong suspected that her plan had been leaked, she didn't point directly at Cheng'en Gong's Mansion and Baolinghou Mansion.It's just that during the chat, people in Changkang Palace have broken the rules. Someone will know what I had for dinner yesterday, and the next day.Such small things are nothing, what a big deal.

But Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Bowlinghou are also smart people. If they don't understand the principle of obedience, they won't collude with Concubine Zhong.The two were concerned about the affairs of the court, and after thinking about it, they understood.Otherwise, why did Lin Ruhai preemptively make the same plan as the Ninth Prince, and asked Emperor Taizong to test the officials for a while?This is what Little Concubine Zhong meant.

In fact, even if Concubine Concubine Zhong didn't beat it, both Cheng'en Gong's Mansion and Bao Linghou's Mansion would have to suspect that someone had indeed leaked the secret.

However, both Cheng'en Gong's House and Baolinghou's House suspected that the Ninth Prince's House had leaked the plan, and instead acted aggressively and beat themselves.

But what can be done?Conglong Zhigong has never been easy to fight. He is a king and he is a minister. In addition to defending himself, Cheng'en Gong's mansion and Baolinghou's mansion also have hardships that cannot be explained.

When they came out of Changkang Palace that day, Duke Cheng'en's Mansion and Marquis Baoling's Mansion introspected what made Changkang Palace suspicious. Bowlinghou's Mansion has had correspondence.

From Changkang Palace's point of view, this matter is a pretense of discussing poems between girls in the boudoir, but who knows what is written in your letter?The servant of the Lin family who delivered the letter has still stayed in your Bowlinghou's mansion for so long.

Mrs. Bowlinghou died unjustly, she was really careful.

He brought Xiangyun into the Changkang Palace, told the story of Daiyu's delivery of the letter that day, and sent the palace servants to take Xiangyun out. Only then did Baolinghou curse and swear that he didn't tell a single lie. It is absolutely true that the girl of the Lin family sent ten peony poems.After finishing speaking, she held Daiyu's letter to Xiangyun with both hands.

Concubine Zhong took the letter and glanced at it.Immediately shocked by Daiyu's talent, and then noticed Daiyu's good calligraphy.Little Concubine Zhong relied on her cleverness and beauty. When she was young, she was also an outstanding existence among the noble ladies in the capital.But Concubine Zhong also has to admit that, not to mention that she was at Daiyu's age, even now, Daiyu's poems and calligraphy are above her own.

Heh, Xiangyun from the Shi family still wants to suppress the girl from the Lin family?It's like a mayfly shaking a tree.However, Concubine Zhong didn't show it on her face, and now she has to borrow the power of the historian's two marquises, so there is no need to sweep her face.

The explanation given by Marquis Bowling's Mansion is quite reasonable. Although Concubine Zhong thinks her reasoning is also reasonable, there is no evidence at all.Moreover, if I want to continue to fight in the future, I can't just push away the allies who hold the military power.

So Concubine Zhong laughed and said: "It wasn't a big deal, and Mrs. Hou had to pay a special visit to the palace. Just telling me this made me feel uneasy. This time, Lin Ruhai took the lead. As long as we help each other, There will always be a time to win back." After a pause, he continued: "I absolutely believe in the two of you, even Cheng Engong and Bao Linghou, I have no doubts. It's just that after all, the Duke's and Hou's families have great achievements. Big, there are a lot of people coming and going in the family, so it’s better to be careful on weekdays. Even the Changkang Palace in this palace has just been cleaned up, and the emperor has been reminded."

Little Concubine Zhong means: I have checked myself, also called the Ninth Prince to check myself, I just asked you to check yourself.Don't miss it.

What else can Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Baolinghou say, even if they know that Concubine Zhong has wronged them, they can only admit it. Do you still expect the concubine of the sixth palace to apologize to you?Little Concubine Zhong's words have already given each other a step down.

After dismissing Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Baolinghou, when Concubine Zhong and the Ninth Prince talked about this matter, they still felt that there was something wrong with Baolinghou's residence.As soon as I finalized the plan on my side, and communicated with Cheng Engong Mansion and Baolinghou Mansion, the girl from the Lin family communicated with the historian girl from Baolinghou Mansion. How can there be such a coincidence in the world?

What's more, when the girl from the Lin family wrote the letter to the girl from the Shi family, the Peony Banquet had passed for a long time.Ordinarily, that skirmish has long since been revealed, so why write letters and pass on peony poems?

The Ninth Prince said: "Mother and Concubine, could it be that the Marquis of Baoling thinks that our chances of winning are small, and wants to curry favor with the East Palace through the Lin family?"

Little Concubine Zhong nodded solemnly: "It's not impossible. After all, the Bowling Marquis's benefit from us is limited, and they are counting on it. They haven't done anything that is unacceptable to the East Palace. They have There is no turning back. Lin Ruhai is so popular now that he is full of civil and military affairs, and many people think that the East Palace has a better chance of winning."

The Ninth Prince drew a stern look on his face, and said: "Marquis Bowling's Mansion can turn back now, let's find a way to make them unable to turn back!"

Concubine Zhong glanced at her son, and said: "Calm down, your father has already been suspicious of what happened before, don't make any troubles to anger your father recently. As for the Baolinghou Mansion, Although they can turn back now, they can no longer be the cronies of the Eastern Palace. If they take refuge in the Eastern Palace, they will definitely be inferior to Lin Ruhai, Jia Jing and others in the future, or even inferior to Jia Amnesty. A historian with two lords may not be able to bear such a gap .

You just need to wait for the opportunity, be yourself, let Bowlinghou's House see that we have a better chance of winning, and Bowlinghou's House will come to our side.I'm just giving you a reminder that in the future, you should avoid the Bowling Marquis Mansion.As for the Duke Cheng'en's Mansion, just the one at Tiewang Mountain more than two years ago must be our side. "

The Ninth Prince nodded yes.Little Concubine Zhong explained a few more words to her son, and let the Ninth Prince go to work on his own.

In fact, Situ Zhuo only went to the Lin family for a meal, and he never went to the Lin family. However, Situ Zhuo has become a ruthless intelligence machine for the Lin family. , the two ladies came out with Xiangyun on the front foot, and Lin Ruhai knew it on the back foot.Lin Ruhai knew, and so did Daiyu.

But this is no longer a big deal, after all, Changkang Palace has no evidence to suspect the Baolinghou's Mansion; Changkang Palace will not cut off its arms because of such unfounded things.Of course there would be no evidence, the Marquis Bowling Mansion never leaked any secrets.

Both the Lin family's father and daughter felt that there was a rift between Changkang Palace and Baolinghou's Mansion, but it would take time to completely break up, so this matter can be shelved for the time being.

When the Lin family's life was getting more and more on track, the copies of the coastal generation were handed over to the capital one after another.

Because the team that went south to search Wang's family only set off after the imperial court established a sea trade franchise, so this southern tour was not just to search Wang's family.Like the salt smuggling case last time, the team sent this time will also be sent to the coastal provinces to rectify the chaos in the sea trade, so as to pave the way for the sea trade franchise.

This time the southward team was also divided into several groups, among which the key inspections of several state capitals included not only Wang Ziteng's hometown Jinling, but also several major maritime trade states.Such as Songjiang Prefecture, Wenzhou Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture, Quanzhou Prefecture, Guangzhou Prefecture and so on.

No matter how daring Wang Ziteng is, there are so many shocking problems in the sea trade business.The patrol team arrived at the coastal state capitals, and there was a long line of people who complained and complained.While the officials handling the case shook their heads and sighed, they all had the same thought: Wang Ziteng was doomed.

Generally speaking, the scope of authority of the inspection team is very large, major matters are reported, and small matters are adjudicated, but even if the ruling is made, a copy of the dossier is still required, and the most important horses are picked up and sent to the capital.Firstly, it is to let the capital understand the local situation as much as possible; secondly, it is also to let the capital understand the specific problems in maritime trade, and to introduce relevant measures in a targeted manner when formulating the detailed rules of the franchise.

Because the distance is different, from north to south, some news will be sent back to Beijing in turn.Songjiang Mansion was the first to send back the news.

The current garrison of Songjiang Mansion is Liu Zheng. Although Liu Zheng is only a fifth-rank garrison, many families in the capital are also like thunder.

In the private salt case more than two years ago, Liu Zheng first protected Su Nanshan's only daughter to Suzhou to avoid disaster, and then helped in the process of escorting her to Beijing.This year is the last year of Liu Zheng's term, and the officials are considering that when Liu Zheng's term expires, he will be promoted.

Now the information sent back from the Songjiang Mansion is that before Songjiang Liu Shoubei came, pirates were also rampant, and other than those companies with backgrounds, no one else could get involved in the sea trade business.After Liu Shoubei's arrival, not to mention his repeated achievements in combating pirates, the merchants in the maritime trade business are no longer like the big fish eating the small fish.Several big trading houses have monopolized the big profits, and those trading houses that are slightly weaker can also sell some goods from Japan and Ryukyu. Although they are not as good as the big trading houses, they still have good profits.

In short, the local people and sea traders all praised Liu Zheng endlessly.

In fact, the common people are picky, the reason why Liu Zheng has such a good official voice is because of the previous local officials.With Liu Shoubei's arrival, it is true that the common people are less disturbed by pirates, and it is also true that there have been fewer conflicts and frame-ups among the firms engaged in maritime trade.Then the common people praised Liu Shoubei.

Of course, there is also Liu Zheng's luck here. In the second year of Liu Zheng's transfer to the Songjiang garrison, Lin Ruhai became the inspector of salt.Then there is a vigorous and thorough investigation of the private salt case, and Zhen Yingjia's wits fight.Once Zhen Yingjia fell, the officialdom in Jiangnan was completely purged, and the atmosphere naturally improved a lot.Liu Zheng wants to establish coastal defense and protect maritime trade, and there are fewer obstacles.

But in ancient times, there were few scholars and the transmission of information was slow. People who can interpret the impact of such a large political and ecological change on a state and a capital are even rarer.When Liu Shoubei came, the local area changed for the better, that is to say, Liu Shoubei was a good official.

Emperor Taizong had an impression of Liu Zheng.In addition to the private salt case, Liu Zheng also made contributions, and it was also because Su Lan specifically mentioned Lin Ruhai, Liu Zheng, Liu Xing and others when he met the saint.Emperor Taizong received the memorial and files sent back from the Songjiang Mansion, and while nodding in satisfaction, he also deepened his impression of Liu Zheng.

In terms of distance from the capital, Songjiang is slightly farther than Jinling and Suzhou.The reason why Songjiang sent back the fastest news was because Songjiang Mansion really didn't have any major cases to investigate.Because the overall environment in Songjiang is good, the inspection team was the fastest to complete the inspection, and then continued south to inspect other state capitals.

It was Jinling who sent back the news.Jinling is naturally a first-class prosperous place, but after Zhen Yingjia was sacked, it was cleaned up, and it is not a seaport state capital, so Jinling's errands are not too slow.The time was mainly delayed by officials from various factions with ulterior motives scrambling openly and secretly to snatch the royal family's shipbuilding skills.

The matter of shipbuilding is a secret that the Wang family does not pass on. Even if the steward who is shamed by the Wang family is tortured, it may not be effective. After all, no matter how important the steward is, he may not know the secret of the shipyard.The Ninth Prince had a heart, and he stuffed Jia Zheng into the team going south to Jinling. When there was really no other way, he tried to play the emotional card through Jia Zheng.Although Jia Zheng is the former son-in-law of the Wang family, he was also related by marriage, right?

Before Jia Zheng left Beijing, he thought that his fortune had finally come. His talent was discovered by Shangfeng and he got an important job.As a result, after arriving in Jiangnan, Jia Zheng was quite disappointed because he had not been assigned any tasks.It wasn't until Jia Zheng received the first task of lobbying the Wang family to hand over the blueprints of the sea-going ship that Jia Zheng realized it.

Going south by yourself is a tool.

But since he was on a long trip and was assigned a task, Jia Zheng naturally wanted to go, but of course he got nothing.

Not only that, many old cases of the Wang family were uncovered, and the members of the Wang family who were deeply involved knew that they would die, so they scolded Jia Zheng half to death.Who is Jia Zheng? He was originally the aunt of the Wang family, but before the Wang family fell into disaster, he reconciled with the aunt of the Wang family. He is a ruthless person.

Anyway, swearing to vent, there is no logic.Later, members of the Wang family simply accused Jia Zheng and Lin Ruhai of colluding to frame the Wang family. Otherwise, how could Jia Zheng know that the Wang family was going to be in trouble, so they reconciled in advance?Although Jia Zheng didn't have any skills, he was a shameless person. If he wanted to make an excuse, he opened his mouth and couldn't match the many tongues, so his face flushed red.

It was fine if Jia Zheng didn't defend himself, but when he did, the members of the Wang family became more and more angry, and they simply took action.Jia Zheng went on a long-distance business trip, not to mention any accomplishments. The first task was full of burdens and he went back to the inn where the patrol team was temporarily staying. Later, he never went out because of his injuries.

In Jinling, the selfish officials did not gain much in shipbuilding, but they gained a lot in official affairs. It stands to reason that the main property of the Wang family was transported to the capital, and Jinling had nothing but the old house.

But the Wang family is all acting in a bold and unrestrained style.The royal family in Jinling is also a local tyrant.Although Zhen Yingjia restrained herself a little after she fell from the horse, what she did was shocking enough.Needless to say, there is no need to talk about stealing, bullying men and women, killing people and so on.

What is particularly shocking is that members of the royal family colluded with pirates, or raised pirates.

Naturally, there are real pirates on the sea, but there are also some fake ones.The role of these fake pirates is to rob in the offshore, specifically targeting those firms that want to open up sea trade business.Of course, in order to deceive people, sometimes the Wang family's fleet would be robbed by pirates off the coast.

Because transportation and communication are not as convenient as later generations, the central government's control over the localities was much weaker in ancient times.The quality of governance of a party depends entirely on the ability and conduct of local officials.Otherwise, the magistrate is the local emperor.The Wang family often colluded with local officials for maritime trade matters, so no matter whether it was the common people or the commercial firms, there was nothing to complain about if they suffered losses.

Over time, only the Wang family's fleet can do sea trade business at sea.

Now that the imperial court specializes in dealing with maritime trade issues, there is an endless stream of people who come to the door to sue, and the matter of the Wang family's feeding of pirates has only been uncovered.

In this way, even if Wang Ziteng's case did not implicate the nine clans, the numerous crimes committed by the Jinling royal family members themselves were enough to kill them several times.Two years after the fall of the Zhen family, the Jinling Execution Ground was once again full of blood.

When the dossier from Jinling was sent back to the capital, Emperor Taizong let out a cold snort, and immediately asked Dai Quan to send someone to the Ministry of Officials to ask the officials at all levels of the maritime trade yamen if they had set up their arrangements; he then sent someone to urge Lin Ruhai to improve the management of the maritime trade yamen. plan.Not only that, but also announced at the most recent Great Court Meeting that the Maritime Trade Office will be established as soon as possible.

There is simply no law in sight, this sea trade business must be brought into the imperial court's monopoly.

Suzhou is not the focus of this tour, but Fan Guangxi is worth writing about.

Before Prince Teng fell from the horse, both Changkang Palace and the Ninth Prince had a premonition that the royal family was over, so they wrote a letter to Jiangnan at that time, asking Fan Guangxi to start the layout and prepare to take over the sea trade business.

Fan Guangxi was a well-known talent in the capital back then, and this person also had real talent and learning. After receiving the secret letter from the Ninth Prince, Fan Guangxi was also tempted, but later Fan Guangxi really held back and did not take any action.

Fan Guangxi had dealt with Lin Ruhai before, and had close ties with the capital. In addition to being in the south of the Yangtze River, he had seen Lin Ruhai's methods against Zhen Yingjia. While Fan Guangxi was shocked, he also felt a little in awe.

Fan Guangxi himself is also a smart person, and he is very good at chess. Anyone who plays chess knows that when making a move, he will definitely count the back, and not only count one move, the same is true in the officialdom.People like Lin Ruhai, who are so intelligent and close to monsters, could have already imagined that there would be opportunities in the sea trade business when they were fighting Prince Teng.So would a person like Lin Ruhai do the job of making wedding clothes for others?

Fan Guangxi felt that even he couldn't do it.So Fan Guangxi began to push back, if he were Lin Ruhai, how to fight against Wang Ziteng while preventing the faction fishermen with deep roots in the coast from benefiting, Fan Guangxi himself came to a conclusion that the imperial court was exclusive.

Just thinking of this possibility made Fan Guangxi stand still.Even if I made a mistake, Suzhou is thousands of miles away from Beijing, and the Ninth Prince may not know the specific situation of Jiangnan's officialdom, so why not think of any reason to prevaricate the Ninth Prince?As a magistrate, who hasn't had a hard time?It's faster than doing it yourself, and it's better to be accused of competing with the court for profit.

Who knows, after waiting for another two months, the inspection team of the imperial court really went south, and basically made a plan for the franchise of sea trade, and it will be tried out only when the imperial court is ready.While Fan Guangxi escaped, he secretly thought it was dangerous.But because of this, when the inspection team passed Suzhou, they didn't find any major problems. They only searched for a while, and then continued their southern tour.

Needless to say Wenzhou, but wherever the Wang family controls the sea trade business, there are countless grievances.But the local people also said that the past two years have improved a lot, and the investigations were all old cases before Zhen Yingjia's fall.

As for Fuzhou, it belongs to Fujian, and its various problems are worse than those of Haimao Prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River.Even after Jiangnan had purged the entire officialdom after Zhen Yingjia's fall, even members of the Wang family had restrained themselves.Although there were a lot of old cases three years ago, the past two years have been fairly regular.

In Fuzhou, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the chaos of maritime trade has never been restrained. The business firms related to the Wang family are the tyrants at sea.For other commercial firms, if they do not make confessions to the local magistrates and the royal family, there is almost no room for survival.As for the government, they also shielded the Wang family firm and used their power for personal gain.

It wasn't until the patrol team came to Quanzhou that they heard a completely different voice.

The local official of Quanzhou three years ago was Su Hanshan's partner Liu Zheng. At that time, the governance was good, and Quanzhou Haimao was also one of the few coastal states that were not controlled by the Wang family.Later, Su Hanshan was transferred to be the censor of salt inspection, Liu Zheng was transferred to be the garrison of Songjiang Mansion, and the maritime trade business in Quanzhou was not easy to do.

When the inspection team arrived in Quanzhou, the response from the various businesses was not that the Wang family had been suffering for a long time, but asked the court if they could return Master Su and Master Liu to our Quanzhou mansion?