The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

So far, the competition for the position of Governor of Guangdong and Hai has come to an end.It seems that Shi Ding, the governor of Guangdong and Hai, is still Shi Ding, but after Shi Ding returned to Beijing, he has completely changed his position. With this matter, the prince has attracted a wave of hearts, Lin Qing has gained part of the power of the palace, and the East Palace is the grand master win all.

All victories and losses before the dust settles are only temporary, but every victory or defeat before the dust settles will also affect the bias of people's hearts.The East Palace is originally orthodox, no matter how popular it is, Changkang Palace has no chance of winning.

But what about the Changkang Palace has nothing to do with Daiyu, the most lively thing in the Lin family right now is to celebrate Daiyu's birthday.

Of course, the younger generation's birthday should not be a big deal, but just invite Daiyu's familiar sisters to have fun.

Lin Ruhai and his wife knew how much Daiyu contributed to the family. Although it was said that those who are able work hard, Daiyu never complained, but Jia Min still arranged for Su Lan and Yinglian to take care of it on such a day as her birthday. Tell Daiyu to relax and have a good day.

When a girl celebrates her birthday, she won't make a fuss, but Daiyu received a lot of congratulatory gifts.Even Princess Mingyue came after asking Lin Qing for instructions. In addition to the gift prepared by Princess Mingyue herself, she also brought a gift from Situ Zhuo.

Several girls from the Lin family entered the palace and met Mingyue several times, a very bright and kind girl.Although her biological mother passed away, she was raised under Lin Qing's name when she was a child, and her food and clothing are all good. The palace people around her were also carefully selected by Lin Qing, so this girl has an excellent personality, and she has no left-handedness at all. Have fun with the girls too.

Although Daiyu can be regarded as well-known in the capital now, it is nothing more than a trivial matter in the capital for a girl who is not as old as Ji;The only one who is not very safe is Bowlinghou.

Bao Linghou learned the truth about his mother's serious illness, and after sending his mother and brother away, he turned around and began to fight with Changkang Palace.

Of course, Marquis Baoling can't do anything to your Ninth Prince now, but Shi Ding is very powerful. Before Shi Ding left Beijing, he frequently communicated with Qing nobles, visited Prime Minister Wen, and made friends with Lin Ruhai. It was not for nothing.He had already figured out the positions of all the officials in the court, and then gave Shi Nai a careful analysis to find out the forces behind Changkang Palace.

Shi Nai's ability to strategize is not as good as Shi Ding's, but he still has the ability to stand in line and follow the trend without making big mistakes.From then on, when he went to the court, no matter what the Cheng'en government's position was, and no matter what Mrs. Shi expressed or implied, Shi Nai had one principle, and would not let go of Prime Minister Wen.

Shi Nai is now the fourth-rank minister of the Honghe Temple. In terms of rank, Shi Nai is not high, and in terms of position, it is also a idle job.However, the etiquette of the court meeting is one of the duties of Honglu Temple, and Shi Nai is still absent from all court meetings.

However, in the past, Shi Nai was just a mascot at the court meeting, and most of the time he didn't express his position, and occasionally expressed his position as a follow-up.Years ago, it was hard to make a statement, and it was still related to the question of whether Shi Ding would return to Beijing.

But after the beginning of this year, things are different. It’s obviously nothing wrong, but as long as Prime Minister Wen said some important opinions and suggestions at the court meeting, Shi Nai would always see the right time and come out loudly, his voice was really resounding. He was full of anger, as if he was afraid that the civil and military officials in the court would not hear him.

In fact, most of the time, the statement of a minister of Honglu Temple will not affect the affairs of the court.But what Shi Nai did can really affect people's hearts.

Ever since discussing the establishment of a maritime trade office last year, Emperor Taizong had tested his officials once, and the ambitions of Changkang Palace had been exposed.Even though no one in the group of ministers said this, there was nothing they didn't understand in their hearts.Since then, civil and military officials have to weigh their own future inclinations even for the long-term interests of the family.

Although the crown prince has always been orthodox, judging from the dispute over the sea trade office last year, Duke Cheng'en's mansion is more inclined to the Ninth Prince.

A Cheng'en mansion is nothing, the key is how much military power the in-laws of the Cheng'en mansion hold, and the Ninth Prince and Concubine is the daughter of the Marquis of Northern Xinjiang.How should I put it, before, all the ministers thought that Concubine Zhong's entry into the palace was to consolidate Empress Zhong's power, so if Concubine Zhong and Duke Cheng'en's government fully assisted the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince's status could not be more stable.

But it is clear that Changkang Palace is ambitious and has the support of Duke Cheng'en's Mansion. Even if the crown prince succeeds smoothly, he will still have to fight for the military power. It can be said that the odds are greater.In the current state, at least in the eyes of some people, it is hard to say who will win.

Under such circumstances, all civil and military officials who do not always follow the right path like Prime Minister Wen have to observe carefully, and be careful not to stand on the wrong team.

Unexpectedly, Lin Ruhai got enough benefits through the matter of Haimao Yamen, and was ordered to return to Beijing because of Shi Ding's involvement in Haimao, but he only came back once.

Ouch, what did your Changkang Palace and the Ninth Prince do to be so unpopular?Alas, thinking about the previous discussions on the position of Governor of Guangdong and Hai, the attitude of the Nine Princes is indeed chilling, no wonder.

In short, Shi Nai's speech at the court meeting really couldn't influence the affairs of the court, but it reminded Changkang Palace and the Ninth Prince over and over again how unpopular they were.What did you do to make historians feel like this?

If you think about it far-reachingly, if you think about Changkang Palace in a despicable way, you will naturally be able to connect the historian's attitude with Mrs. Baolinghou's going south and the death of Imperial Physician Hu; If Changkang Palace and the Ninth Prince hadn't done anything chilling, the historian would have changed his attitude suddenly.

Shi Nai, what kind of behavior is this?It's just shouting to all the officials over and over again: Changkang Palace is not worth following, and there is no good fruit for you to follow the Ninth Prince.This is the story of the invisible Ninth Princes back then, who have come back from a lost path and come back to explain it. Everyone, weigh it carefully.

Changkang Palace's mother and son are angry, but anger is useless, and they can only keep a low profile.What else?If Changkang Palace and the Ninth Prince made things difficult for Shi Nai in the slightest, the conjectures of the officials would be confirmed, and the hearts of the officials would be even more lost.

When the Lin family was discussing this matter, Jia Min also said with emotion that Shi Nai was no more than a minister of the Honglu Temple, yet he could restrain Changkang Palace so uncomfortable.

Lin Ruhai laughed and said, "Our Yu'er and Lan'er are still two girls who are not as good as Ji, can't we also restrain Changkang Palace?"

Jia Min said: "I always feel that Shi Nai's behavior was not his intention, or someone taught him. This Shi Ding is really a character."

Daiyu said: "After all, Marquis Zhongjing is a man who can leap into battle and make great achievements. It would be strange if he didn't have the ability to give full play to his talents. On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes, and life and death are on the line. However, there are capable people in the army. Ordinary soldiers, and even the enemy's secret agents, no matter how big or small they are, they will be one step closer to victory if they play their roles. Don't say that although Baolinghou is not as good as Zhongjinghou, after all, he has some abilities, that is, Baolinghou Even more mediocre, Zhong Jinghou can still make it play a role. Isn't the so-called formation of troops just to arrange everyone in the right position to give full play to the combat advantage?"

Lin You has been studying with Mr. Lu for more than half a year, and he has grown more and more, and he understands the truth a little bit, so he asked, "Sister, when did you learn how to form an army?"

Daiyu said: "If you don't learn how to arrange troops, don't you know how to play chess? The size and ability of chess pieces are different, but if the pawns crossing the river are used well, they can also draw troops and catch generals, and win the game." In fact, However, Daiyu has studied the theory of war, and she has also studied the formation of troops.Moreover, Daiyu's war theory course is very good.

Lin You nodded thoughtfully.Although Lin You is only seven years old, the Lin family is already able to keep up with their thoughts when discussing such a major event.The genes of the Lin family are already there, coupled with such a family atmosphere, and being taught by a famous teacher, it is difficult for Lin You to think of a pick.

Now little concubine Zhong was pinned down by Daiyu, Situ Zhuo, and Shi Ding's series of tricks, and the court lived quite peacefully for a while.

After several months like this, the Songjiang Mansion sent back good news.In the large dock built by the imperial court in Songjiang Prefecture, the first sea-going ship built was ready to be launched.When sailing in the open sea, the wind is high and the waves are rough, and there are still many uncertain factors. Therefore, the launch of a sea ship is the same as in later generations. There is a launching ceremony, and there is still a period of trial sailing. If everything is fine, it will officially go to sailing in the open sea; at the same time , ships of the same specification will also be put into mass production.

When the first sea-going ship was about to be completed, both He Wenshi and Liu Zheng sent paperwork to Beijing. One was to report the progress of the maritime trade franchise to the imperial court, and the other was to ask the imperial court whether to send officials to observe the launching ceremony of the sea-going ship.

Even in later generations, central officials will be sent to participate in important ceremonies such as ribbon-cutting, foundation-laying, and commissioning of major projects that the state attaches great importance to, especially in the ancient times when special attention was paid.

This time, the Lin family got the news that the sea-going ship had been built earlier than the Changkang Palace.

Even many courtiers have seen the ambition of Changkang Palace, Emperor Taizong will not fail to see it.But born in the emperor's family, which prince who can do something has no ambition?Anyway, the Ninth Prince is also his own son, and the palms and backs of his hands are full of flesh. Before the Ninth Prince committed a substantive act of treason, Emperor Taizong would just chill Changkang Palace.

Changkang Palace first lost the power of the palace, and Concubine Zhong fell out of favor, and the news in the harem was not as well known as before.Even Concubine Concubine Zhong had installed a eunuch who held a pen in the upper study room before, but now she dare not use it.

Now Concubine Zhou Gui and Lin Qing don’t know what’s going on, the two of them have worked together, and they’ve calmly removed a lot of the eyeliner that Concubine Zhong had placed in various places before, if the person in the study moves, it’s no big deal to be transferred away , it's a big deal when things break out.Even if someone dared to place someone beside the Holy One, it would not be such a simple matter of falling out of favor and neglecting him if he was found out.

Under such circumstances, the news of Changkang Palace was blocked a lot.Of course, the fact that the Lin family had news about the ship was not because there were people in the harem who could inquire about the secrets; it was because Lin Ruhai was the Minister of Maritime and Trade with the title, and He Wenshi wrote an official document to report the work in a fair and honest manner.

Lin Ruhai was used to listening to Daiyu's opinions on such important matters, so he told Daiyu about it.

Daiyu thought to herself and said: "Uncle Jing has trained as a soldier for almost a year. I think there are already outstanding soldiers who are neither afraid of water nor seasick. This time, we have to withdraw some men from the Beijing camp for the trial voyage south. good."

Lin Ruhai said: "Yu'er is also afraid that someone will play tricks?"

Daiyu nodded: "Changkang Palace and the Ninth Prince have been silent for half a year. For them with high ambitions, they definitely don't want to see the Haimao Yamen go well, and my father, Mr. He and Mr. Liu will make more achievements. Therefore, even if Knowing that the maritime trade franchise is beneficial to the country and the people, I am afraid that Yu Changkang Palace would rather destroy it."

Speaking of this, Daiyu thought that it would be the same in later generations. The large docks of the imperial court are like the large state-owned enterprises of later generations.Although state-owned enterprises undertake great social responsibilities, they will also be slandered, attacked and deliberately sabotaged because they are contrary to the interests of many capitalists and vested interest groups.

Is it because those capitals and compradors don’t know that the benefits of state-owned enterprises to the country and the people outweigh the disadvantages?Of course they know, but they also know that the bigger and stronger state-owned enterprises will reduce their profit margins.As for the large shipyards built by the imperial court, they are somewhat like the prototypes of later state-built shipyards.Any businessman who still hopes to take a bite out of the sea trade business will not expect a good sea trade franchise.

The current Changkang Palace mother and son are the same. They know that the sea trade franchise is a great thing that benefits the country and the people, but they don't want the crown prince to be even more powerful.

Lin Ruhai naturally knew this truth, and sighed: "How can such a person deserve to be a human being because of his own selfishness and the well-being of the people in the world? How dare he dare to think about that honor."

Daiyu said: "The mother and son of the Changkang Palace have no way to turn back, so they have to go all the way to the dark. The more such people, the more they will fall into madness. In addition, if the imperial court wants to send Yushi south to participate in the launching ceremony of the sea boat, we You have to cast a spell to guard against someone working hard in the Qin Tianjian."

The usual functions of the Qin Tianjian are to observe the sky, calculate the solar terms, and formulate the calendar; of course, it also undertakes the task of divination.The effect is not obvious on weekdays, but during power struggles, it can often influence public opinion.

Take this trial of the sea ship as an example. If someone sabotages the sea trial and causes mistakes or even accidents, and then Qin Tianjian comes out to say that the maritime trade franchise is competing for the interests of the people, committing the wrath of the sky and detrimental to the court, Will it not disturb the hearts of the people?If it is more serious, it is more likely that this matter will be messed up halfway. Then Lin Ruhai, who was the first to raise this matter at the memorial and later actively participated in it, will instead have a reputation for making a wrong decision and wasting money.Demotion and loss of office are all minor, and they may even be convicted of crimes.

Lin Ruhai didn't even need to think about it, he knew the pros and cons here, so he said: "Changkang Palace is really going to be so crazy?" After a short pause, he said: "I know it for my father, I will be careful for my father."

Daiyu said: "I don't care what the Changkang Palace does, but I have to be prepared for what I can foresee, so as not to be caught off guard. In short, it is always good to be on guard."

Of course it's good to be on guard, because when Concubine Zhong's mother and son finally found out about this after Lin Ruhai, they were planning this.

Concubine Xiao Zhong said: "Everyone can see that although the Haimao Yamen is listed separately, Lin Ruhai is still in charge of it now, and the sea patrol censor He Wen is now only Lin Ruhai's leader. Moreover, once the Songjiang Haimao is successfully piloted, Then it will be promoted in other provinces. At that time, even if Lin Ruhai resigns as Minister of Maritime and Trade, He Wenshi must be promoted to fill the vacancy.

At the beginning, when we proposed separate listing of maritime trade, we originally wanted to win the maritime trade office.Unexpectedly, with one inadvertent move, everything would be lost. Now that the sea trade is listed separately, Bai has added a complete department to the East Palace, and the gain outweighs the loss.Therefore, before the sea trade yamen becomes popular, it is necessary to find a way to restrain them from continuing to grow. "

The establishment of Haimao Yamen, Songjiang Mansion is only a pilot project, if the pilot project is not successful, it can be proposed to cancel the Haimao Yamen at the Great Court Conference, and the sea trade business will still be handed over to private merchants.

The Ninth Prince said: "I also know that the East Palace should not be too smooth, but this matter needs to be more careful. If a mistake is made and the father finds out, our situation will only be more difficult."

The mother and son of Changkang Palace are not stupid, so they have already sensed Emperor Taizong's dissatisfaction, so the mother and son have been silent for nearly half a year.But if the silence continued, the East Palace would grow bigger.

Little Concubine Zhong said: "Does the emperor know why the pilot site of the maritime trade franchise was chosen in Songjiang Mansion?"

This Situ Zhuo naturally knew, so he said: "Although the sea trade is beneficial to the country and the people, it is competing with a group of businessmen who want the most money and life in the world. The profit of the sea trade business is naturally high, but it is also extremely difficult to do. Even the Wang family used to When the sea trade was monopolized, Offshore borrowed the power of the imperial army to protect the caravans. Once the caravans went out to sea, they had to bring their own armed forces. There is no self-defense.

That's why, when the imperial court piloted the franchise of sea trade, it had to choose a state capital with good governance. Not only was the state's law and order good, but it also had to have a garrison capable of fighting pirates.When the imperial court was handling the case of Wang Ziteng, it sent a large number of teams to go on tour. After a comprehensive investigation, Songjiang Mansion was naturally the most suitable. "

Little Concubine Zhong nodded and said: "Since the emperor knows this truth, we just need to make some mistakes when the Songjiang Prefecture sea boat is launched this time, and cooperate to point out that Songjiang is not a good place to be used as a pilot for sea trade. The sea trade If the pilot project is transferred to other places, there will naturally be bandits, pirates and other caravans that will trip up the imperial court. If the imperial court invests manpower and material resources and sees no profit, the maritime trade franchise will naturally be avoided. Not only In this way, Lin Ruhai, He Wenshi and others who pushed this matter hard will be held accountable."

At that time, Lin Ruhai's grandfather proposed the franchise of sea trade, and it also entered the trial stage. Wasn't it because the local government refused to cooperate, and there were too many sabotagers, and it ended in failure?The Lin family used to kill people with knives, so couldn't he use the knives of pirates and merchants to kill the Lin family?

The Ninth Prince suddenly realized: "It is indeed much easier to just make a ship go wrong, and my son will be educated."

Don't look at Concubine Zhong, who has been out of power for less than a year, she is already much more haggard than before, especially the smug brilliance on her face is missing.Sure enough, the biggest killer of a woman's appearance is not her age, but whether she has a calm and confident attitude.Concubine Zhong laughed haggardly, and said: "If there is any arrangement, we must discuss it with Bengong, we can't afford to make mistakes anymore."

The Ninth Prince should have gone.

The Ninth Prince is preparing to sabotage, and it is impossible for the East Palace to be unprepared.As soon as Daiyu thought about Qin Tianjian, Liu Xianglian came to see Xiangyu.

When brothers and sisters meet each other, naturally no one stops them.Besides, after the death of Imperial Physician Hu, although Emperor Taizong did not grasp the handle of the envoy and Changkang Palace escaped, Emperor Taizong would not be ignorant of many things that courtiers and officials could see through.Taizong also became angry for a while and punished the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture.

To be honest, this matter was a disaster for the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture. No matter how good the governance is, there will be no cases of homicide and arson. Besides, according to the evidence found, Imperial Physician Hu really died of an accident.Crazy Wu's behavior was out of control, and no one expected it to be so coincidental.

Of course, thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the emperor, and the Emperor Taizong wanted to punish, and the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture could only bear it.The severity of the punishment was not too great, he was beaten and punished for half a year, the main thing was to beat the people behind him so that they don't mess around.

Changkang Palace can understand this warning, so the public security in the capital has been very good recently.Fortunately, Situ Zhuo didn't have to be too cautious when passing on information to Daiyu.

Liu Xianglian is the companion of the emperor's grandson, so she can naturally use some good things as a cover, such as court snacks, don't Xiang language girls love these?Brother and sister have a good relationship, who can control it?

In this way, the girls of the Lin family got a box of pastries of various colors, and Daiyu also got a long letter.

This time Situ Zhuo passed on to Daiyu the resumes of the officials of the Qin Tianjian and their travel and leave records during these days.After Daiyu finished reading, she smiled a little, this little prince has both ability and foresight, he can always give help every time, he is an excellent ally.

After Daiyu read it, she put away the letters, and burned them all when Lin Ruhai came back from Luoya and showed them to Lin Ruhai.Although it is not the background and hobbies of the members of the royal family this time, Qin Tianjian is also a department with special functions, so it is not good to keep these things.

The launch of the first sea-going ship built by the imperial court is not a big deal or a small matter, so it doesn’t need to be discussed at the big court meeting. After other matters were discussed at the small court meeting, Emperor Taizong also mentioned a sentence, saying: “Recently He Wenshi, the censor of patrolling the sea, made a statement: the excerpt was written and the news of the franchise of sea trade was reported. The shiphouse funded by the imperial court has built a seagoing ship, and it will be launched for a trial voyage. The franchise of sea trade is a major event of the court, and it was discussed and approved at the court meeting , the whole court attaches great importance to it. All the lords think that the sea trial should be handled by the Songjiang patrol office itself, or should the imperial court send a censor to supervise it?"

Your majesty, you have already talked about this, so you still need to discuss the issue of self-management or supervision?Of course it is Pai Yushi.

Regardless of whether it is ancient times or later generations, the imperial court sent censors or the central government sent officials to participate in various important ceremonies of major projects. In addition to winning the prize, it also expressed their importance to this project.Crack down on all forces with bad intentions and ulterior motives, and don't fight against the imperial court or the central government.

Just look at how fierce the competition was last year for the establishment of the maritime trade office. This time the seagoing ship must be sent to the sea, and the censor must be sent. The key is who to send.

Therefore, Emperor Taizong's first question was quickly passed, and the courtiers agreed that he should be the censor.Then Emperor Taizong asked the second question, "What do you think is the right person to send south this time?"

Because the East Palace and the Changkang Palace have different demands, the candidates for going south to supervise the ceremony are a topic worthy of debate.