The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

This round of debate in the court today almost ended in the same way.In short, there are many who support Shi Guangzhu, but few who support Ye Hongde.

At this time, the prince came out to express his opinion.

Then the ministers heard the crown prince say something that dropped their jaws in shock.

The prince said: "Qizuo father, my son feels that from the current news, although Zhongjinghou has minor faults, he has also contributed to the country. Moreover, Zhongjinghou is very popular in Guangdong, and he can continue to be competent in Guangdong. The position of governor. However, Zhong Jinghou has not returned to Beijing for many years. Now after returning to Beijing under the imperial edict, Yu Gong can report on his duties; Yu privately can visit his mother, with complete loyalty and filial piety. But the son thought that he could treat the old Bowling Hou's mansion In good health, Zhongjinghou can go south and continue to serve as the governor of Guangdong. As for Zhongjinghou's return to Beijing, all official duties will be temporarily performed by General Shi Guangzhu, the deputy commander in chief."

Quite the best of both worlds, a well-founded approach.The reason why the officials were shocked was that after the hunt three years ago, all the officials had faintly noticed that the generals of Cheng Engong's family were vacillating between the crown prince and the nine princes.Under such circumstances, it is hard to say which side Zhongjinghou is on, but Ye Hongde supports the Donggong family [-]%.

Ye Hongde is Jia Daishan's old department, and he has been greatly favored by the Rongguo Mansion to be able to exist today.And what is the position of Ningrong Second House?Jia Jing from the Ningguo Mansion was accompanied by the prince and is now the Jiedu Envoy of the Beijing Camp; Jia She from the Rongguo Mansion is an old dude. Qualifications; but the old dandy was also the playmate of the prince when he was a child, and one of the companions who gave up halfway.

If Ye Hongde served as the governor of Guangdong and Hai, he would be a proper direct descendant of the Eastern Palace.

So the prince was shocked by these words.Not to mention the officials, even the Ninth Prince was quite surprised.As far as the Nine Princes are concerned, Shi Guangzhu's replacement for Shi Ding is naturally the top choice in the Guangdong-Hai structure; Shi Ding's re-election is the winning choice;

Debates in the court all have their own ideas, such as Tian Ji's horse racing, or seeking the best and taking the best.Taking today's incident as an example, the Changkang Palace family must highly praise Shi Guangzhu, but Shi Ding's retention in office is also a result that Changkang Palace and the Ninth Prince can accept.As far as the East Palace is concerned, the best result is of course Ye Hongde being the Governor of Guangdong and Hai.But in terms of the court's debate skills, the prince's words fell short.

Even private bargaining will not break the bottom line in one's heart, but ask a high price first, leaving room for bargaining.In the court hall, old foxes from all walks of life showed their magical powers, asking for prices one by one, hiding the bottom line tightly.What does it mean that the prince directly showed the bottom line?

Of course, the Ninth Prince can be regarded as a truly smart person, and when a smart person can't figure out a thought, he will immediately change his mind.Then the Ninth Prince came to his senses: Although his brother's move was inferior in the competition for the position of Governor of Guangdong and Hai, he had an advantage in attracting people's hearts and showing the situation.

Aside from other things, the tone of the prince's remarks was so high that Emperor Taizong and his officials liked him.

Although from the standpoint of the East Palace, the prince's remarks are not the maximum benefit on the current topic of discussion, but maintaining Shi Ding's status as the governor of Guangdong and Hai is not a loss for the East Palace.But in the long run, the prince's words are very popular.

What is the desire of a courtier?The first is fame, the second is wealth, and the third is peace.Shi Ding's mistake was not a big one, just the prince's generosity in giving people the opportunity to correct their mistakes has won so many hearts.Which one who can go to court is not a high-ranking official and a generous salary?They hope that the future monarch will be a prince, and the courtiers will have the opportunity to correct them if they make a huge mistake?Or is it that the Ninth Prince can sacrifice some of his subjects' interests in order to achieve his goal?The answer is self-evident.

The attitude of the ministers is that although I want wealth and honor, the premise is that I have a life to enjoy wealth and honor.

Of course, whenever there is a competition for interests around one matter at the Great Court Meeting, many people tend to be limited by immediate interests and lose the big because of small things. It is also reasonable for the military officer system of the Nine Princes to let Shi Guangzhu replace Shi Ding before. Original.But in court battles, there has always been swords and swords, killing without blood, who cares if you are excused?

In short, when the two sides were fighting each other red-faced, the prince came out in a timely manner and showed generosity, which not only attracted the hearts of some civil servants, but also some military officials had to weigh it. From the empress, why should I give up orthodoxy and take the risk of confiscating my family and exterminating my family to seek the merits of a dragon?

Under everyone's various complicated thoughts, the prince's proposal was seconded by many.

Prime Minister Wen was the first to stand up.Prime Minister Wen not only seconded the proposal, but also bluntly praised this behavior. In the court hall, he said bluntly: "Qi Zou Shengshang, I think that His Royal Highness' law, grace and power are given together, and rewards and punishments are clearly defined, which is the right way to govern the country."

This height was too high, and the Ninth Prince was so angry that he gasped.

Why, the East Palace is walking the right way, so is the Changkang Palace walking the crooked way?Ask Prime Minister Wen to say, it's true: After all, the prince from Yuandi did nothing wrong, and he was not stupid, so it will not be the turn of the Ninth Prince from your Changkang Palace.The so-called name is not correct, the words are not smooth, and the words are not smooth, and things will not be accomplished.

Prime Minister Wen's exaggerated "government of the country" set the tone for this matter, so what is there to argue about?

Emperor Taizong asked all the ministers again what they thought, and the court was either seconded or silent.There is nothing to say, even the Ninth Prince himself has nothing to refute his elder brother.

At this time, it was settled like this.On the same day, the imperial edict ordering Shi Ding to return to Beijing was sent out quickly.

Because Mrs. Baolinghou's illness was real, Emperor Taizong sympathetically asked the scout department to send it urgently for six hundred miles.Although it's not [-] miles urgent, it's still very fast. According to this speed, the imperial decree can be delivered in less than ten days. Even if Shi Ding returns at normal speed, he should arrive in the capital within two months.

After Lin Ruhai returned to the mansion, he told Daiyu what happened in the court today as usual.After hearing this, Daiyu commented very bluntly: "The Ninth Prince is more than smart, not wise enough, and has a limited structure, but that's it." The other options of the department, Daiyu said, it doesn't matter to the Ninth Prince.

For this evaluation, Lin Ruhai deeply agrees.Today, he was in the court hall. Lin Ruhai could see clearly how the traditional forces of the military attache were able to perfectly cooperate with the East Palace to attract people's hearts.

However, Lin Ruhai has a different view on the wisdom of Changkang Palace: "It's not that Concubine Zhong and the Ninth Prince are not wise enough, but that they are ultimately inferior to Yu'er and your great wisdom. The so-called Shengyu is nothing more than Shengliang."

After hearing this, Daiyu smiled brightly and said, "There is no one who praises their children for being bolder than their parents. Before my son's mother compared me to the grandpa in Changkang Palace, today my father compared me to Zhuge." Halfway through the laugh, Daiyu was stunned.

This expression change naturally cannot escape Lin Ruhai's eyes, so Lin Ruhai said: "Yu'er, what's wrong with you?"

Daiyu shook her head and said, "It's nothing, I just thought of something irrelevant."

It's not irrelevant, Daiyu remembered that she had read the original work in the years when she traveled to the later generations, the author of the original work Cao Xueqin compared herself, these people were all famous officials through the ages.But speaking of it, Daiyu would rather be a grandpa.With the same dedication, Jiang Taigong assisted King Wen to make great achievements; while Bigan and Marquis Wu were both on the verge of failure.Not to mention achieving great achievements like the Grand Duke, but Daiyu only hoped that the crown prince would ascend the throne smoothly, and the Lin family would retire after success.

Seeing that Daiyu didn't say anything, Lin Ruhai stopped asking.Lin Ruhai knew his own daughter well, but if there was anything he could say, he didn't need to ask.

Naturally, Daiyu would not tell Lin Ruhai that she was thinking about whether she could become Jiang Taigong's problem, but instead said: "Old Mrs. Baolinghou has to pass this level carefully."

Originally, elderly people have headaches, and it is difficult to recover for a while, and it is said that Mrs. Baoling Hou is seriously ill.But Lin Ruhai knew that this was definitely not what Daiyu said, so he asked, "What does Yu'er mean?"

Daiyu said: "When Zhong Jinghou comes back, we will know for ourselves."

Lin Ruhai already knew what Daiyu meant: Mrs. Baoling Hou had a noble status, and it was only right for the palace to give medicinal materials and invite the imperial physician. In addition, there were countless relatives and friends visiting the sick.But because of the large number of people coming and going and the many sources of medicinal materials donated, if something happened to Mrs. Baoling Hou, it would be difficult to find out the root cause, so she had to use a set of excuses to end her life.In this way, Shi Ding will have to worry about Ding for three years.

If old Mrs. Baolinghou recovers from illness, Shi Ding will naturally go south again to be his governor of Guangdong and Hai. During his return to Beijing, Shi Guangzhu will take over all duties temporarily.But if Shi Ding wants to keep his filial piety, such an important position as the governor of Guangdong and Hai cannot be left vacant for three years.

Then Baoling Zhongjinghou's political inclination after he came here will determine whether Changkang Palace will do anything to the old Mrs. Baolinghou.

Political struggles have always been so cruel. Even the old and weak, women and children, as long as they can contain the key people who control the situation, they will be wrapped up in interests and their lives will be threatened.Isn't it the same when Lin You fell into the water back then?

Lin Ruhai said: "Mrs. Baolinghou looks like a sensible person, so she should take precautions." Lin Ruhai's words are true, but all officials and officials are very afraid of the death of the elders in the family, regardless of filial piety and affection Just like keeping filial piety, it will delay the official career of the children of the clan.Therefore, whenever an elder is sick, no matter which household is dedicated to serving them, take precautions.

Daiyu hummed and said nothing.After all, this is the truth, but when the emperor of Tiewangshan was hunting, he took even tighter precautions, and something happened in his previous life.Whether old Mrs. Baolinghou can pass this test depends on her luck.

Originally, Daiyu expected that she would relax before Shi Ding came back, but the Lin sisters received the invitation.

The post was written by a girl from Prime Minister Wen's residence. Last time I went back to Lin's house for a small banquet, I also invited a girl from Prime Minister Wen's residence, so this time Miss Wen is the host, which is considered a courtesy.But Daiyu saw that the official day of the small banquet was three days later, which coincided with the holiday, so she knew it well.

The scale of the boudoir banquets will not be very large, but the Wen family has not only invited girls from the Lin family, such as Miss Zhang from the family of Zhang Yan, the servant of the Ministry of Rites.Zhang Yan is the eldest son of the original prince and Taifu, Jia Lian's uncle, and he can also make love to him who goes around.

Su Lan lived in the Wen family for a period of time, and was most familiar with the girls of the Wen family. After the Lin family returned to Beijing, they also had contacts with the Wen family several times, so Daiyu and Yinglian were not unfamiliar with the girls of the Wen family. Meeting is easy and pleasant.

Of course, there was a reason why the Wen family arranged the boudoir banquet when Prime Minister Wen was at home.

So, after lunch, Prime Minister Wen's wife left Su Lan and Daiyu to talk, and the Wen family girl naturally invited Yinglian and other ladies to play by themselves.

After all, Daiyu and Su Lan just knelt down in Changkang Palace not long ago, and now they are celebrities known to all emperors. The other ladies didn't think there was anything wrong with the prime minister's wife wanting to keep Daiyu and Su Lan to talk.

Naturally, it was not the Prime Minister's wife who wanted to see Daiyu and Su Lan, but Prime Minister Wen.

In terms of seniority, the prime minister is considered to be from Daiyu's grandfather's generation, so there is no such thing as avoiding suspicion.Daiyu and Su Lan bowed to Prime Minister Wen, and the three of them sat down as guest and host. Prime Minister Wen said: "Leave the two girls to talk, and the two girls don't blame the old man for being abrupt."

Su Lan was naturally grateful to Prime Minister Wen, even Daiyu, she also admired Prime Minister Wen after hearing what her father said about Prime Minister Wen's behavior and how Prime Minister Wen responded when his father talked about court affairs.

So the two sisters hurriedly got up and said they dare not.

Prime Minister Wen waved his hand and asked the two sisters to do it. He said that today was just a few homely words, and there was no need to be restrained, before he started the topic, and started with a sentence of "Young people are awesome".

"The old man was abrupt today, mainly because he wanted to ask the two girls for advice. The two girls had met Zhong Niangniang in Changkang Palace. Could the two girls describe this little Concubine Zhong to the old man?"

Daiyu and Su Lan looked at each other, Prime Minister Wen was always prudent, if he hadn't been suspicious of the Ninth Prince, he would not have asked such a question rashly.

Because Prime Minister Wen was kind to Su Lan, Su Lan didn't speak out, but Dai Yu said: "Prime Minister Wen can trust our sisters." As a courtier, talking about concubines will cause trouble if it gets out.

Prime Minister Wen has always been serious, but when facing the two little girls who could be his granddaughters, he showed a kind side and said with a smile: "The two girls shocked everyone in Changkang Palace, and I don't think they will be in the same position as Changkang Palace again. " After a pause, he continued: "For some things, my discussion with Mr. Lin is a business matter, and asking the two girls for advice is just a small talk. Besides, the two girls went to my granddaughter's banquet today. I haven't seen the two girls before." It seemed to relieve Daiyu's doubts.

Ask about the position of Changkang Palace and the Ninth Prince, if Wen Lin is like a sea, Prime Minister Wen will be forming a party for personal gain.As for asking Daiyu and Su Lan, besides, who would believe that the prime minister would ask two young ladies who are not as good as Ji about the important affairs of the court?Prime Minister Wen didn't ask about today's words, and sister Daiyu didn't say it. The two sisters only met the prime minister's wife, but never met Prime Minister Wen.

So Daiyu said: "I am young, so I may not be accurate in judging people. Let me tell you that Concubine Zhong is a very wise woman."

Prime Minister Wen nodded and said, "Thank you Miss Lin."

Daiyu looked at Prime Minister Wen again, and saw that Prime Minister Wen seemed to have nothing else to ask, so she took the initiative to say: "When the Marquis of Zhongjing returns to Beijing, if the old Baoling Hou's family is not yet safe, Prime Minister Wen can recommend Bao to him. Liu Langzhong of Qingtang."

Since Prime Minister Wen once supported the prince's proposal to let Shi Ding stay in the Guangdong Sea Commander in the court, then Prime Minister Wen's attitude is very clear.Moreover, if Prime Minister Wen wanted to know about Concubine Zhong, why didn't he ask the prime minister's wife?The Prime Minister's wife also attended the palace banquet on Mid-Autumn Festival, and even how the Ninth Concubine used a knife to kill Daiyu, and how Daiyu's sisters fought back, the Prime Minister's wife could see clearly.

Besides, Sister Daiyu only met Concubine Zhong once, but the prime minister's wife certainly did not only attend the palace banquet once, she should have met Concubine Xiaozhong more times than Sister Daiyu.

When Prime Minister Wen asked today, wouldn't it be superfluous.No, someone like Prime Minister Wen would never do such a thing, so what Prime Minister Wen asked was not an answer, but a message to the Lin family: Prime Minister Wen knew about the ambitions of the Ninth Prince.

On the contrary, Daiyu directly recommended the doctor to Prime Minister Wen, which surprised Prime Minister Wen.Prime Minister Wen naturally saw clearly the role the Lin family played in the court affairs over the years.But Prime Minister Wen judged that the leader of these major events is naturally Lin Ruhai.

Last time at the Peony Banquet, Daiyu didn't see how she verbally challenged the famous Mrs. Shangshu, but this time at Changkang Palace, Mrs. Shangshu was stunned by the actions of a pair of sisters from the Lin family.It was also after hearing what his wife said about the Changkang Palace that Prime Minister Wen realized that the role of the two daughters of the Lin family should not be underestimated in politics, and that's why he wanted to see the daughter of the Lin family today.

Even though he was prepared, Prime Minister Wen did not expect Daiyu to directly mention Mrs. Baolinghou's illness.That is to say, Daiyu has already thought of the next step that Changkang Palace may take.With this kind of quality, it is not surprising that they can make such a move in Changkang Palace that the Ninth Prince Concubine and Xiao Zhong Concubine have nowhere to go.

Prime Minister Wen also smiled and said: "If Mrs. Baolinghou is not yet safe when Marquis Zhongjing returns to Beijing, I will tell him." After a short pause, he added: "I will not take the initiative to mention the girl's name." The implication is very clear, if Marquis Zhongjing guessed it himself, Prime Minister Wen did not intend to cover up for Daiyu.

Daiyu laughed and said, "So, thank you, Prime Minister Wen."

Afterwards, Prime Minister Wen didn't say anything more, and the two sisters Daiyu came out of the room and went to play with the girls as usual.

After coming out of the room, Su Lan has been absent-minded, looking at Daiyu from time to time.Daiyu looked as usual, still playing with the other little sisters.The girls who went to and from Prime Minister Wen's mansion this time were all full of poems and books, so Daiyu didn't have to play with name tags just to take care of anyone.

Girls from the Wen family and girls from the Zhang family who came from such scholarly families naturally wouldn’t think that Daiyu really couldn’t compose poems, but because of Daiyu’s refusal to compose poems at the Peony Banquet, the ladies became curious about Daiyu’s poetry level Heart.After the joint poems, the girls couldn't help but read Daiyu's poems twice, the more they read, the more wonderful they feel.

Since then, the reputation of Lin's daughters not being able to write poems has been destroyed.What is the reputation of Prime Minister Wen's family?Girls from the Wen family said that Daiyu's poems were good, so no one would doubt her.

Because of the small scale of the Wen family's small banquet, the girls invited were all from families who had no relationship with the Lin family, so there was no need to be tense, and they returned after having a good time.

Su Lan was full of doubts, but she held back when she was in the car. After dinner, Lin Ruhai called her two daughters to the study with a tacit understanding. Su Lan told Lin Ruhai the content of her sister's conversation with Prime Minister Wen , then turned around and asked Daiyu: "Yu'er, what are you doing to recommend Liu Langzhong to Prime Minister Wen's mansion? Everyone in the world knows the principle of being pedantic and clumsy, as transparent as you, how did you forget it today?"

Daiyu said calmly: "If Prime Minister Wen hadn't guessed that I have a bit of ability to see things clearly, I wouldn't have seen our sisters today. Since Prime Minister Wen guessed it, why should I hide it? It seems that I am not candid enough. To get along with a gentleman, you need to Be a gentleman."

Daiyu took it for granted, Lin Ruhai and Su Lan naturally wouldn't suspect that there were other reasons.In fact, it wasn't all because of this. Concubine Zhong already knew that she and Situ Zhuo had some adventures, so her talents and abilities were no longer a secret.No matter who she was to, Daiyu didn't need to hide her skills anymore.One is that he can't hide it, and the other is that if he is too conservative, others will think that the major events promoted by the Lin family are all done by his father, and the pressure on his father will be too great.

Before the court, Prime Minister Wen supported the East Palace in Shi Ding's succession as the Governor of Guangdong. The final word has already explained Prime Minister Wen's attitude, and Daiyu has nothing to worry about.

But Su Lan said: "We only met Concubine Zhong once, but the prime minister's wife has seen it countless times. Prime Minister Wen wanted to ask Concubine Zhong, but he couldn't ask our sisters. Father, Yuer, Prime Minister Wen What exactly are you asking?"

Lin Ruhai turned his head and glanced at Daiyu, and seeing Daiyu's calm face, he knew that Daiyu had already guessed it, and then said to Su Lan in a blink of an eye, "Lan'er, Wen Shangshu is not asking you, but telling you that he knows Changkang Gong and Ninth Prince are ambitious."

Su Lan understood now, so Prime Minister Wen didn't want to ask questions, but to send a message to his father.

When Su Lan was looking for Lin Ruhai to solve his doubts, Prime Minister Wen's wife also asked Prime Minister Wen the same question: "If the master has anything to say, just tell Master Lin directly. If you ask the two girls to pass on the message, if the words go wrong , but not beautiful."

When Prime Minister Wen was talking to Sister Daiyu, the prime minister's wife also avoided her. In fact, she didn't know what her husband and the two girls of the Lin family said, but the prime minister's wife still has the quality. She knew that her husband wanted to see the two girls. There must be something to bring.

Prime Minister Wen said with a smile: "Our girl was a guest at the Shangshu Mansion before, and now it's time to return the table. No one can say anything. But if I go to the Shangshu Mansion after the court is over, I will surely attract rumors and criticism. Besides, just The two children of the Lin family will definitely not pass on the wrong words."

The prime minister's wife didn't say anything.

In fact, Prime Minister Wen didn't tell anyone his real intentions. He had seen Su Lan before, and she was indeed a rare and outstanding girl in the world, but he wanted to know more about the special features of the girl from the Lin family. .At first sight, it really deserves its reputation.