The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Lin Ruhai naturally knew that Daiyu was right, even if he and Changkang Palace changed places, he would most likely choose to deal with Daiyu and Situ Zhuo first.But Lin Ruhai said that the current situation is a dead game for Changkang Palace.

Because of Daiyu and Situ Zhuo's identities, and because of Daiyu's previous preparations for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, Changkang Palace does not have a good chance to attack them.After all, as far as Changkang Palace is concerned, it is not yet the time to die with Daiyu and Situ Zhuoyu.

For the time being, Lin Ruhai couldn't find a way to attack Daiyu and Situ Zhuo and get out of the way, so naturally he couldn't talk about cracking it.In the next few days, if Daiyu wants to travel, she should take precautions.

Now for the Lin family, it is more important whether the sea trial is successful or not.Naturally, Daiyu's father and daughter discussed this matter a lot.

Lin Ruhai said: "Zhang Shilang is about to go south. Whether this trip goes well or not is related to whether the sea trade franchise can be changed from a trial operation to a real implementation. The Changkang Palace must use means to destroy it."

Daiyu pondered for a while and said: "All risks in the world are accompanied by this opportunity. Even if we go south this time, we must have something to do and gain something elsewhere."

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai looked at Daiyu seriously.Lin Ruhai knew that what Daiyu said had achieved something, and it was not just the successful completion of the sea-going ship trial. Daiyu has always done things with one stone.Seeing Daiyu contemplating, Lin Ruhai kept quiet so as not to disturb her daughter's thoughts.

After a while, Daiyu said: "Father, do you know what the sea trial route is, and how long is it expected to take?"

It was discussed at this court meeting. Lin Ruhai said: "This trial sailing is to start from Songjiang Mansion, go to Qiongzhou Island, then go from Qiongzhou Island to Yuehai, and go north to Tianjinwei. According to the speed of seagoing ships, the total voyage is not enough. March."

After hearing this, Daiyu didn't speak any more, but walked to the Kanyu map, and drew with her fingers along the route Lin Ruhai said.After pondering for a while, Daiyu said: "Yes!"

Lin Ruhai raised his eyes to look at Daiyu, and Daiyu took the pen and paper while talking and drawing, after a plan, Lin Ruhai was dumbfounded.

If Lin Ruhai was asked to comment on Daiyu's strategy, Lin Ruhai could only say: when someone who can plan a strategy and win thousands of miles, when doing any thing, except for the gains and losses of the thing itself, he has already planned how to get it because of the consequences of this thing. The chain reaction that comes, and other benefits are generated.Lin Ruhai couldn't quite describe the shock. In short, Daiyu used to do things with half the effort, but this time she still killed more birds with one stone.Without him, it is extraordinary for others to see the last ten moves in the same chess game, but Daiyu can only see the last one hundred moves.

The day for Zhang Yan and his party to go south was quickly settled. In addition to the minister of the Ministry of Rites and the five officials of Qin Tianjian, there were also guards of honor accompanying the Ministry of Rites and officers and soldiers sent by the Beijing camp.A group of nearly 500 people is also very pompous.

However, this trip to the south, on the surface, is just to observe the ceremony and pray for blessings. In fact, there are many open and secret fights. Zhang Yan also knows that this trip will be full of dangers. If he returns to Beijing smoothly, he will have some merit. .Not only did he discuss with his family counselors several times, but also had several meetings with Jia Jing, and later he and Jia Jing visited Lin Ruhai once.

Even if Zhang Yan and Jia Jing didn't come, Lin Ruhai would visit them once.The strategy discussed with Daiyu before was really wonderful, it would be a pity if such a great opportunity was let go.

Daiyu didn't participate in the discussion in Lin Ruhai's study this time, and no one else knew what Lin Ruhai had said to Jia Jing and Zhang Yan except Daiyu probably knew about it.In short, after Jia Jing and Zhang Yan's visit this time, the day when Zhang Yan and his party set off is getting closer.

In order to show that the imperial court attached great importance to the launching of sea-going ships, Zhang Yan also brought an imperial decree from Emperor Taizong, which mostly contained words of encouragement for relevant officials such as He Wenshi and Liu Zheng, as well as a message for the future development of the maritime trade office.

According to the original plan, it was two months for the sea trial, and it was possible to return to Beijing in March as late as possible, but in a flash, April passed, and there was no news of the sea trial team.

At the beginning, the families of the people who went south could still sit still, but as the days passed and the team still didn't come back, some people couldn't sit still.Zhang Shilang's son asked Jia Lian to inquire about Lin's house.

It would be fine if you just inquired. Not long after, news of a storm landing in Xiamen was sent back to the capital, and at that time, the imperial ship was returning to the vicinity of Xiamen.When the news came back to the capital, the whole court was blown up and down.In order to show the importance attached to this test voyage, Zhang Yan, Ji Gang, the guards of honor of the Ministry of Rites, and officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp were all on board. If the sea ship capsized in a storm, the loss would not be small.

Changkang Palace, which had been deposited for several months, got the news and also found an opportunity.The Ninth Prince said to Little Concubine Zhong with a happy face: "It's really good that God has eyes, let Zhang Yan and others all die at sea. Wait for the news. If the news is accurate, it's time for someone to impeach Lin Ruhai. For more than a year, he really made us feel uncomfortable."

Concubine Concubine Zhong also swept away her haggardness from the past, with a flying look on her face, and her beauty increased by three points: "Yes, if the news is accurate, we can take this opportunity to attack Lin Ruhai. Even if we can't let him Losing an official position and committing a crime will at least make the emperor no longer rely on him. Whether it's a game of chess or a political fight, there is always a winner, and perhaps our winner has already come."

The Ninth Prince has been aggrieved for a long time, and he is gearing up to say: "Is there a good way for the concubine? My son has already asked Chang Shi to draft a memorial to impeach Lin Ruhai and Zhou Xiuhe. Once the news of the ship's loss of power is confirmed, it can be launched immediately. .”

Little Concubine Zhong pondered for a while, and said: "Even if Lin Ruhai is severely injured, the Eastern Palace is still orthodox. We have to find a way to make your father and emperor create a barrier to the Eastern Palace. Why don't you take this opportunity to push Mu Chang and let him go?" You are in charge of the Qin Tianjian, and it will be useful in the future."

The Ninth Prince quickly understood what Little Concubine Zhong meant, and raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Qin Tianjian usually doesn't have a prominent status, but if there is something wrong with Father, ask Qin Tianjian to come out and point out that it was the East Palace who collided once. It's not bad." Emperor Taizong of the left and right is getting old, and there are always three diseases and two pains on his body.

Concubine Zhong also squinted her eyes, with an obvious smile on her face, and said: "The solution is naturally good, it is best to let Mu Chang predict the matter before the news of the ship's accident is confirmed, so that Demonstrate its efficacious ability."

The Ninth Prince naturally knew that it would not be so easy to take down the Qin Tianjian. If Mu Chang wanted to take the position, he would have to show his ability to predict the future. However, the ship is missing now, and it is unknown whether he will be able to come back. Now let out the words of the shipwreck, and then Zhang Yan and his party came back again, and Mu Chang should not think about the position of Qin Tianjian.

So the Ninth Prince hesitated and said: "Mother, if Zhang Yan and his party finally come back, wouldn't Mu Chang miss it?"

Little Concubine Zhong sneered and said: "If you miss, you will miss. If you lose one Mu Chang, then you just need to support another one. Besides, Zhang Yan and his party went south, do you think the risk is just a storm? How many real thugs and fake pirates have been living at sea and dare not come back, and now they gather in Penghu. The imperial ship encountered a storm in Xiamen, and those homeless vicious dogs hated the imperial court so much that they vomited blood, how could they let this opportunity pass? ?

If the court's sea-going ship does not come back, we will not only have the opportunity to attack Lin Ruhai, but also help Mu Chang to the position of the Qin Tianjian Supervisor, for us to drive in the future.If the sea boat comes back by luck, Mu Chang's prediction is nothing more than a mistake, and there will be less opportunities for promotion in the future, which will be a loss to our plan? "

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince hurriedly said: "My son will be taught. My son will make arrangements now."

However, the Ninth Prince was stopped by Concubine Zhong, who said: "Wait a little longer, the time has not come yet."

The Lin family will naturally talk about this matter, of course, no one knows what accident happened to the trial fleet.Lin Ruhai said: "Yu'er, do you think the sea trial is good or bad?" Lin Ruhai didn't ask, but when he asked, everyone in the Lin family looked at Daiyu in unison.

Seeing this, Daiyu smiled and said, "Why do you all look at me? There are many variables in the sea, and I know little about the details of various pirates. Even if I want to analyze it, I can't start. But as far as I am concerned, I can trust it. I respect the soldiers trained by my uncle, so I think the sea-going ships of the imperial court can deal with the pirates this time.

As for the wind and waves, Mr. Liu has been an official along the coast for many years. He has a boatman who knows how to sail and can observe the astrology and predict the weather. Mr. Liu knows that this trial voyage is of great importance, and the boatmen he dispatched are trustworthy.So I think that the sea-going ships of the imperial court can also escape the wind and waves.Come to think of it, the ship is now recuperating somewhere sheltered from the wind. "

Daiyu is a girl, she seldom goes out, let alone the Beijing camp, but Situ Zhuo often goes in and out of the Beijing camp.Daiyu asked about the training of the soldiers in the Beijing camp. According to Situ Zhuo's description, the intensity was similar to that of special forces training in later generations.

Daiyu has enough confidence in the soldiers of the Hua Kingdom in later generations.Whether it was the actual battles when the weak defeated the strong, or the military skill competitions around the world after the Huaguo became stronger, the individual quality, fighting will and combat ability of Huaguo soldiers are second to none.If the training intensity of the soldiers in the Beijing camp can approach or reach the level of the Huaguo army in later generations this year, then there is nothing to worry about.

Jia Jing sent people to follow Zhang Yan to the south this time, not only to protect the trial voyage from accidents, but also to have a place for the officers and soldiers from the Beijing camp when the navy is built in the future.Then, under the request for high-intensity military training in the Beijing camp, Jia Jing must have selected the best of them.

It is expected that some people will cause sabotage during this trial, but in theory, it is just a group of mobs. It is impossible to rob the ship from the Beijing camp officers and soldiers sent by Jia Jing.As for the storm, as Daiyu said before, He Wenshi and Liu Zheng knew the importance of this matter, and they would definitely arrange experienced boatmen and guides on board.

But in the eyes of the rest of the Lin family, if the court's sea-going ships did not encounter pirates, it would be fine. If they did, they would definitely fight to the death.This kind of thing is really hard to predict.

So Jia Min sighed: "It's true, if there is any accident at sea, it will be no different from the battlefield. Since it is a war, the outcome is unpredictable. But I also believe that cousin Jing has no weak soldiers under his strong generals. It is the wind of the rumors. □People are worried."

Daiyu pondered and didn't speak, as if she didn't hear her family's discussion, she was only thinking about her own affairs.After a while, he retracted his gaze and looked at Lin Ruhai, his eyes were bright.

Lin Ruhai knew what Daiyu was thinking again, so he called Daiyu to the study.The other four members of the Lin family are also used to this situation.

After the dust settles on some important court affairs, the Lin family will make a summary and take the opportunity to teach their children.But in the planning stage, more often only Lin Ruhai and his daughter participated.Firstly, except for Lin Ruhai, the rest of the Lin family can't do anything in the court, and it's useless to know about it; secondly, it's also meant to protect the family, some things, it's better for fewer people to know before the dust settles.

Lin Ruhai, father and daughter, entered the study room and sent their cronies to watch from afar. As soon as they sat down, Lin Ruhai clapped his hands and praised: "Yu'er is really good at predicting things. How do you know that Zhang Shilang will encounter delays in his trip?" In the plan discussed by Lin Ruhai's father and daughter before, the delay on the way has been expected.

Daiyu shook her head and said, "I'm not familiar with sailing, and I don't know the distribution of various forces along the coast. It's impossible to guess about this matter. But it's so far away, and it's predictable that someone will try to sabotage it. Before the servant leaves, there are some things we can make a plan for."

Lin Ruhai looked at Daiyu in astonishment, the girl's thoughts were too thorough.Lin Ruhai couldn't help but sigh, fortunately this is his own daughter, if his opponent has such a character, it would be such a desperate thing.

Before doing something, predict different results, and prepare follow-up plans according to different results, good or bad, this method of coping has also been done by Lin Ruhai.But it was only in his own job that Lin Ruhai prepared so carefully.This time Zhang Yan led the team to the south, and he himself never intervened. If he had to deal with it, he didn't know how to do it.

"It's not easy for a father to intervene in the affairs of different departments." Lin Ruhai said.

But Daiyu said, "I'm not talking about this, but Qin Tianjian."

"Qin Tianjian?"

Daiyu nodded and said: "Well. First of all, I believe that Zhang Shilang's trip to the south is safe and sound. But it is inevitable to experience twists and turns on the way. When Wang Ziteng controlled the sea trade, many businessmen who were in the sea trade Lawless, Wang Ziteng fufa later, but one can also imagine that Wang Ziteng's party must have slipped through the net.

What the imperial court can arrest are regular businessmen who break the law and discipline; those who pretend to be pirates and rob their counterparts at sea, seeing that the situation is not good, must have become real pirates and hid at sea.These desperadoes will have a hard time when they come here, and secondly, they hate the imperial court to the bone. If they encounter an imperial court ship passing by, they will probably step forward to disturb them.In addition, the sea-going ships of the imperial court encountered wind and waves, and these pirates must take advantage of the fire to loot.

Against this background, Zhang Shilang's trip was nothing more than three results.One is that although there were twists and turns, he returned to Beijing smoothly; the other was that he was attacked by pirates and storms and died in the end;Now if there are three officials of the Qin Tianjian who predict these three situations separately, whoever predicts correctly will be promoted. In addition to the five senses Baozhang Zhengji who went south this time, he will have the right to speak of the Qin Tianjian. "

Lin Ruhai knew exactly where Qin Tianjian was.Even though Qin Tianjian is a supervisor, it is only an official position of the fifth grade, and what he usually does is record celestial phenomena and formulate calendars.But at critical times, it can also affect the overall situation.It can even be said that it is the core of the royal family's public opinion. When the royal family wants to do something, or promote or suppress someone, and it is not easy to take action directly, they can use the mouth of Qin Tianjian as an excuse to follow the way of heaven.

Lin Ruhai opened his mouth slightly in amazement, and then said: "Yu'er, you are really, I have never seen anyone with a more open mind than you. At this time, I am afraid that everyone in the court is paying attention to the situation of Zhang Shilang and his party, but you can think of it. Others. In short, as long as you take part in the matter, no matter the result is good or bad, my father has never seen you return empty-handed."

Daiyu said: "Although we and Changkang Palace have not used weapons, every step is no less than a war. Since it is a war, it is natural to consider all aspects. If we pay attention to the head and ignore the tail, the battle will be leaked from all sides. How can we fight?" Is there a chance of winning? War, isn’t it just those methods, or mutual restraint, or mutual horns, or frontal feint, surprise attack, or several tactics that cooperate with each other.

Whether you can win or not depends on the cooperation of various strategies and responses, who can use them more flexibly.There are not many people who are familiar with various military books and strategies, but there are very few people who can often win battles, because their thinking is not broad enough.Now that Changkang Palace has been distracted by the frontal battlefield of Zhang Shilang going south, why don't we take the opportunity to steal Qin Tianjian? "

Isn't it the same principle in the art of war that says "strike east and attack west", and the famous tactics of encircling points and attacking aid in later generations?Many tactics are just the same.

Lin Ruhai pondered for a while and said: "This method is naturally good, but Changkang Palace may not be able to think of it, so it is necessary to fight quickly to avoid being preempted by Changkang Palace. But in this case, it is necessary to get in touch with the people of Qin Tianjian. It is a big taboo for foreign officials to contact Qin Tianjian, and this point is quite tricky."

But Daiyu was confident, and said: "We don't need to do anything, when the time comes, the people from Qin Tianjian will take the initiative to contact Prime Minister Wen, father, and Zhou Shangshu."

Lin Ruhai raised his eyebrows: "How can you see that?"

Daiyu said: "Father also said that Changkang Palace can also think of Qin Tianjian to go up. Similarly, it is a taboo for Changkang Palace to contact Qin Tianjian. Then, Little Concubine Zhong will also try to create conditions for Qin Tianjian to go up. The people in the prison took the initiative to do something. However, there are not only one or two officials in the Qintianjian. Some of them asked Cheng Engong for advice, but did they not ask Prime Minister Wen, Zhou Shangshu, and father? We just wait and see. "

Just wait, how confident it is.But Lin Ruhai thought about it for a while, and really felt that he just had to wait.

At the other end, Zhang Yan and his party have not returned for a long time, and the mother and son of Changkang Palace are also paying attention to it, wishing that the ship would be sunk.But Daiyu and Concubine Zhong thought of Qin Tianjian at the same time.

The Ninth Prince excitedly found Concubine Zhong and said, "Mother Concubine, you are really clever. My son looks at this posture, Zhang Yan and his party will not be able to come back. Is it time for Mu Chang to come forward to predict good or bad? If it is too late One step, don't be preempted by the East Palace again."

Little Concubine Zhong said: "Don't worry, there's still one last step left." Then she looked into the eyes of the Ninth Prince, and said earnestly: "Prince, you must always remember the words of the world of the people who win the hearts of the people. To do this, we must first have some voices of support from the people.”

As for how the voice of support came from, let’s post the news.Even though the methods of media are different, different ages have their own public opinion wars.Later generations, from newspapers to television media to the Internet to self-media, although the communication method was single in ancient times, they also had their own methods of manipulating public opinion, such as spreading rumors.

Speaking of the family members of the people who went south, for example, the wife of Zhang Yan, the minister of rites, was even more anxious like ants on a hot pot. Besides asking about the situation, she also burned incense and worshiped Buddha everywhere.

But among the people in the capital, people gradually spread the news that Zhang Shilang and his party had been killed, and said that the maritime trade franchise was competing with the people for profit, which would bring disaster to the people; The magic stick also began to predict the good and bad luck of all the people going south.Then the folks began to sing various folk songs and jingles, all of which attacked the imperial court's move.

Later, I heard that the sea trade franchise was proposed by Hubu Shangshu, and said that Hubu Shangshu, for his own merits, encouraged the emperor to counterattack the meritorious family back then, confiscated the family and fined money, and provoked the heroes who followed the Tai|Emperor to conquer the world They were disheartened and left the Tai | ancestors one after another. Now the Tai | ancestors were angry, so they punished them.These hundreds of lives are all owed by the Minister of the Ministry of Households.

So, the spread became more and more outrageous, but many people believed it.There was even news from Xiaoci County that someone was crying at night at the imperial mausoleum.

Originally, Lin Ruhai solved the salt smuggling case and cleared the accumulated debts. People also said that Wang Ziteng was confiscated by Lin Ruhai, and his official reputation was excellent. Now Lin Ruhai's official reputation has also plummeted.Even when the Lin family went out to buy things, they were always pointed at.Some people even threw stones and rotten vegetables at the gate of the Lin family.

Seeing this, Jia Min was frightened and said worriedly: "Master is dedicated to serving the country and the people, why can't the common people see it? It turns out that the rumor-mongers outside believe whatever they say. If things go on like this, what will happen?"

Daiyu was very calm. A good official who was dedicated to serving the people was wronged at that time, and it took many years for the people to realize that the wrong person was wronged.What's more, this wave of public opinion came so fiercely, it was obviously pushed by someone. "Mother, don't worry too much. Such rumors and criticisms are nothing more than the people behind them inciting public opinion first, and then taking the opportunity to achieve ulterior motives. We have experienced this kind of thing once in Jiangnan, and we have survived it safely. Is it? There is no need to worry now."

After a short pause, Daiyu smiled contemptuously: "It seems that the other party is nothing special. Three years have passed, and they still use these tricks."

Jia Min immediately thought of the lack of salt in Suzhou Prefecture three years ago. "Then Yu'er, tell me, what is their purpose of inciting public opinion this time?"

Daiyu looked in the direction of Xiamen and said firmly, "It's nothing more than wanting to abolish the maritime trade franchise."

Jia Min and the Lin family's children immediately understood that hitting Lin Ruhai's reputation was only the first step, and then they would point out that what Lin Ruhai did was wrong, such as clearing accumulated debts, such as the franchise of sea trade.As a result, the early investment of the imperial court was in vain, so it is natural to find someone to hold accountable.This accountability is naturally asked on the head of Lin Ruhai who proposed the maritime trade franchise.

Daiyu's words did not comfort Jia Min at all, but Jia Min felt even more worried.