The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Unlike Changkang Palace's restlessness, the atmosphere of the Lin family these days is quite relaxed.

Some time ago, there were various rumors about Lin Ruhai. These days, with the spread of the angelica sent by the Muni Academy, the reputation of the Lin family has recovered a bit.Firstly, given the prestige of the Muni Academy, if Lin Ruhai is really a heartless official, how could Master Dinghui of the Muni Academy give away angelica through the hands of the Lin family; secondly, although it is very easy to spread rumors to slander a person's reputation, If it spreads too badly, it will also cause a retaliatory backlash.

You all say Lin Shangshu is so bad, but who has ever heard of the Lin family oppressing good people?Even if they raided some officials' houses and forced many Zanying families to pay back the money, what does that have to do with your people?It's all right for the officials to say that Mr. Lin is not good. What are you poor people doing?

Not to mention anything else, the Zhang family, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the families of hundreds of soldiers from the Beijing camp who received angelica from the Lin family will always speak for the Lin family.With the addition of this force, not to mention a complete reversal of public opinion, but with more rational voices, it will always improve.

Jia Min was worried enough a few days ago, but these days it has eased a little.

Speaking of public opinion outside, because information in this era is still passed on by word of mouth, it will always be somewhat distorted.

At the beginning, when Daiyu distributed the angelica to several families, she said that the angelica was given by Master Dinghui; later, it was said that Master Dinghui had a clever calculation, and it was determined that Zhang Shilang and his party would be fine, so she gave Miss Lin a gift. Pack Angelica.The reason why Master Dinghui refused to speak out was because he refused to reveal the secret, so he had to use angelica as a hint.

While the story of the Angelica being sent by the Muni Academy became more and more mysterious, the previously turbulent public opinion gradually began to improve.

Faced with such a situation, Changkang Palace was dumbfounded and a little at a loss. Concubine Zhong sighed: "This daughter of the Lin family is really wise and close to a monster. If Zhang Yan and his party return to the court smoothly this time, they will definitely be recruited by the Lin family in the future." In the past. I heard that the Zhang family and many female relatives of the soldiers in the Beijing camp are grateful to the Lin family."

The Ninth Prince was anxious, and said: "If Zhang Yan and his party come back, wouldn't the Ministry of Rites, Navy Master and Qin Tianjian all become members of the East Palace in the future?"

Little Concubine Zhong is actually very desperate. Whoever tries will know about such things as her IQ being crushed.However, Concubine Zhong also has to admit that if all the soldiers from the Beijing camp who went south this time come back, the school lieutenant Feng Jing brought back to build a navy in the future is very likely to hold an important position in the navy in the future.

"Emperor, don't panic, maybe the Lin family is using their relationship with the old thief nun in the Muni Academy to release news to bluff. This time, the soldiers of the Beijing camp who went south this time were mainly from the north. Be tight, how can these officers and soldiers compare to the pirates who have been begging for life at sea all year round? This is a storm and it belongs to pirates. How can Zhang Yan and his party escape so easily? Besides, there have long been rumors that the storms in Xiamen It stopped early, if Zhang Yan and his party were really safe, there would have been news long ago."

The Ninth Prince felt at ease after hearing this.

As for whether Zhang Yan and his party can escape so easily, anyway, twists and turns are inevitable.

Although it has been more than a year since the Wang family was destroyed, but the Wang family was deeply involved in the maritime trade business back then, and it is reasonable that there are still remnants of the Wang family who are captains and boatmen in this industry.Of course, it's hard to say whether what Zhang Yan and his party encountered was the remnants of the real Wang family, or whether they deliberately made trouble by taking advantage of other people.In short, they are just a group of desperadoes who dare to do anything for a lot of money.

Of course, He Wenshi and Liu Zheng also attached great importance to this sea trial and did not dare to neglect in the slightest. The new dock was heavily guarded, so the launching ceremony of the new seagoing ship went very smoothly.

And I don't know whether it is Qin Tianjian's five sense organs Baozhang Zhengjigang's ability to choose auspiciousness is so brilliant, or it is a coincidence that the day when the new sea boat was launched was sunny and sunny, and the weather was excellent, but anyone who came to watch the ceremony was naturally accompanied by a The auspicious words made it more and more obvious that the launch of the court's first sea-going ship went smoothly.

After launching, it was a sea trial. The sea-going ship was not built just for vanity. Emperor Taizong really wanted to make achievements in maritime trade. The sea-going trial of this new sea-going ship also had to meet the requirements of sailing in the open sea.

Therefore, this trial voyage not only requires cargo voyage, but also requires that the voyage distance should not be too short.Of course, during the trial period, it is not advisable to go directly to foreign countries, so this time the trial route is to depart from Songjiang and land on Qiongzhou Island.From Qiongzhou to Yuehai, drive north along the coast and enter Tianjin Wei.Calculated in this way, if the wind is smooth, the entire trial voyage can be completed in about two months.

In this way, it can not only take into account that if the new ship has problems during the voyage, it can be repaired nearby; it can also ensure that the voyage has enough strength to prove that the new ship can resist wind and waves.The only problem is that such a long voyage is in the offshore, and the pirates who robbed their colleagues before will also destroy this voyage in order to continue to control the sea trade business in the future.

After learning about the route set by the imperial court, He Wenshi and Liu Zheng were both very worried about this issue.Of course, when Zhang Yan went south, he also knew that the trial voyage might not be smooth.

After the launching ceremony, the sea-going ship went out to sea on another day. Originally, the officials from the Ministry of Rites had already observed the ceremony and could return to Beijing to return to their orders. However, Zhang Yan still decided to go with the sea-going ship for trial voyage after consideration.

The higher the rank of the official, the greater the responsibility.If I only return to Beijing after the launching ceremony of the sea ship, then the trial voyage goes well, but if something goes wrong during the trial voyage, some political opponents will use the mouth of the official to make irresponsible remarks, and even hinder his official career.

Of course, there are risks in going out to sea with a ship, but after returning safely, political capital is different.Not to mention anything else, seeing that Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites has been serving as an official in the past few years, if there is no accident, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials will be selected from the left and right servants.

Originally, Zhang Yan was just the right servant. If it is based on seniority, it is likely that the left servant will be promoted to the minister, and the right servant will be promoted to the left servant.Now that Zhang Yanlao has made such a long trip, it will be different. He can follow the whole trial process. When Zhou Shangshu becomes official in the future, Zhang Yan will not only say that he is sure to be promoted to Shangshu, but at least he can barely compete.How could Zhang Yan let go of such an opportunity.

So, Zhang Yan boarded the ship with all the [-] officers and soldiers brought out by the Ministry of Rites and the Jingying.In addition, some soldiers transferred from the Songjiang Mansion's garrison were deployed on the ship, and in terms of armed capabilities, they were really not weak.

This voyage went all the way south along the coastline, and there were only a few days of wind and waves, and the new boat was strong enough, so there was no problem.I have encountered pirates several times, but to well-trained management officers and soldiers, the pirates are just mobs, and after several attempts to kill them failed, the pirates themselves suffered a lot.

Until the sea ship sailed to the territory of Guangdong Sea, a lot of life was saved.

At this time, Shi Ding had already returned to Guangdong Hai with Mrs. Baolinghou.No matter how sensible Shi Ding is, he had been away from Beijing for many years before, and most of the news about the capital would be misled by Mrs. Cheng Engong and Mrs. Baolinghou. Take a stand.

Shi Ding also knew that the imperial court had made a lot of determination in the franchise of maritime trade, otherwise he would not have been ordered back to the capital just because he intervened in maritime trade without knowing the news from the imperial court.After Shi Ding returned to Guangdong, the first thing he did was to rectify the defense of Guangdong, to combat banditry, and to pave the way for the franchise of maritime trade.

Anyone who does a good job as an official will not be weak in interpreting the policies of the court, and Shi Ding is no exception.Therefore, after the imperial court's sea-going ships reached the coastline of the Guangdong Sea, they did not encounter any nuisance.

As for why Zhang Yan and his party were delayed, the development of the first half was the same as the news sent back to the capital. The imperial ship returned from Guangdong and sailed northward, and encountered storms when it arrived in Xiamen.

However, the sea-going ship of the imperial court was built with the most advanced shipbuilding technology at that time, together with many skilled craftsmen dispatched by the imperial court.In addition, there are indeed very experienced boatmen on board, who know how to judge the weather by observing astrology, clouds, animal behavior and other methods.It is also because of this that the imperial ship avoided the most violent wind and waves, and took shelter from the wind and repaired on Kinmen Island.

Kinmen was originally a place where fishing boats were repaired. There are scattered fishing villages and fishermen on the island, and there are natural villages.However, due to the small area, there was no court garrison.There are also self-protection organizations such as militias, which used to be considered safe.

After the imperial court toured the south, some pirates escaped to Jinmen and often harassed the people.The local people also complained to the county several times, but as soon as the imperial defense army arrived, the pirates fled to Penghu by boat.

When the court's sea-going ships first entered the port to take shelter from the wind, the local people thought that the pirates were coming again, but they didn't dare to come out to see the pirates because they didn't have such a big ship.I heard that the imperial boat came to take shelter from the wind, and the local people followed the savior and told the situation on Kinmen Island.

What is the specific function of his trial team?In the eyes of the people, since the official came, he had to solve the problems of the people.

The task of Zhang Yan and his party this time is just a trial voyage, but they can't ignore the pirates.Besides, it wasn't that Zhang Yan and his party didn't want to take care of it, so the pirates wouldn't come forward to disturb them.Therefore, Zhang Yan called the local village chiefs, village chiefs, and others, and ordered that the imperial court indeed had a clever plan to capture the bandits this time, but it needed the cooperation of the local people and the whereabouts of the imperial soldiers should not be exposed.

As long as the bandits can be suppressed, the people will naturally cooperate.So, that night, the village chiefs and district chiefs coaxed and threatened the news from door to door.The people heard that once the news was leaked, the imperial court would stop suppressing the bandits, so they were naturally frightened and kept tight-lipped.

After deliberation, Zhang Yan and Feng Jing, the captain of the Jingying school, made a plan.It's not a great strategy, it's nothing more than the news that the imperial sea ship hastily rushed to Hong Kong in the storm, hit a rock and was damaged, and couldn't return for a while, luring the enemy to go deep.

At the beginning, the pirates entrenched in Penghu were afraid of the court officers and soldiers. In addition to strengthening the defense of their old nests, they kept sending people out to inquire about the situation of the Kinmen court ships.

But after the wind and waves subsided, the imperial ship did not set sail to the north. Instead, it kept unloading. It rented a house in Kinmen as a warehouse for temporary storage, saying that it was to overhaul the ship.

The imperial court has been cracking down on them for the past few months, and the life of the pirates has not been so easy. How could one not be envious of seeing the goods being carried down one after another on the imperial ship?

At first, the pirates thought it was all a trap, and they didn't dare to act rashly. As time went on, seeing that the imperial ships not only did not leave, but many people on board disembarked and rented houses in Kinmen, they felt that the imperial ships were real. What went wrong.

So the pirates began to explore cautiously, and attacked on a small scale several times. The imperial court only sent the guards of honor to follow the enemy. The bandits tried to find out that the people on the court's side were indeed not good at naval warfare.

After several trials, the pirates finally attacked on a large scale.

On the day of the attack, not only did the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers guarding the imperial ships increase a lot, but also fishing boats surrounded them from all directions, cutting off the pirates' escape route to Penghu.

Those fishing boats that outflanked them were naturally not fishermen, but officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp who had disembarked and lived on lease before, and soldiers who had been practicing water warfare tactics for a year.Although this is the first actual combat, the combat effectiveness of well-trained people is naturally different.

At the beginning, the pirates were still contemptuous, until they found that the fighting power of the soldiers on the imperial ship and the outflanking fishing boats were far different than before, and then they realized that they had been fooled. has been cut off.

Under the pincer attack of the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp and the Songjiang garrison accompanying the ship, the sea bandits were in a state of distress. Some died, some were injured, and the bandit leader and a group of prisoners were even captured alive.

Although Feng Jing is only a fifth-rank school lieutenant, he was born in Zhengsong Jingying, and he was promoted step by step with his ability, and being able to be arranged by Jia Jing for this long-distance trip is a testament to his ability.Those who are capable will often think about how to expand the results after winning.

For example, after Feng Jing captured the bandit leader, he didn't think about returning to Beijing immediately. Instead, he planned to take over the pirate dens entrenched in Penghu and return to Beijing with greater credit.

Therefore, Feng Jing interrogated the bandit leader and asked him to explain the terrain, fortifications, and defense arrangements of Penghu.At the beginning, the bandit leader naturally made prevarication and misleading words, so Feng Jing called fishermen from Kinmen who had been to Penghu to confront the bandit leader, and if he was found to be lying, he would be beaten severely.After several days of torture, the information Feng Jing learned from the bandit leader was similar to what the fishermen who had been to Penghu said, and it was also similar to what other captured pirates said, so he arranged to attack.

Feng Jing first divided the captured pirates. Those who were stubborn and refused to surrender were bound and guarded strictly. Those who were willing to take refuge in the imperial court were allowed to lead the way to Penghu.

According to the speed of navigation, it takes one day and one night from Kinmen to Penghu.With pirates and fishermen familiar with this generation as guides, the imperial army set off early in the morning and could sneak attack on the pirate strongholds in Penghu before dawn the next day.

However, the pirate lair is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If it is a strong attack, the imperial army will always suffer some losses.Feng Jing ordered the pirates from the imperial court to go back to Penghu in a small boat captured by the imperial court, and lied to the pirates in their lair that they had taken control of the imperial ship. .

After deceiving the rest of the pirates, the imperial army encircled them while the sky was still dark and their vision was unclear.The pirates didn't know they had been fooled until the surrounded ships approached, but the mob was no match for well-trained soldiers, and they were quickly defeated.

In this battle, Feng Jing led the team to wipe out the remnants of the pirates entrenched in Penghu, and returned with a complete victory.As a result, the imperial ships were often delayed in Kinmen, and various rumors about the accidents of the imperial ships in the capital were already raging.

Just when Master Dinghui sent out the angelica, the public opinion in the capital gradually changed, and Changkang Palace was sure that Zhang Yan and his party could not escape, the news of the people who went south to participate in the trial voyage finally came back to the capital.It is said that the sea ship of the imperial court has been found and is on its way back. As for the specific reason for the delay, there is still no explanation.

After exterminating the pirates entrenched in Penghu, Zhang Yan and his party encountered no more obstacles, and arrived in Tianjinwei smoothly after more than ten days.At this time, the news of the smooth return of the members of the southward test voyage team spread to the capital. As for what happened during the test voyage, no one still knows.

Because this trial voyage is a cargo-laden voyage, after arriving in Tianjinwei, many southern cargoes still need to be unloaded, and it will take several days for Zhang Yan and his party to enter Beijing.However, if the Tianjin Wei arrived in the capital, it would only take a few hours if they reported the letter quickly. On the night when the sea ship arrived at the port, all the factions in the capital had already received the letter one after another.

Therefore, before Zhang Yan and his party entered Beijing, the reputation of Master Dinghui of Muni Academy spread first.How scary things were spread all over the capital at the beginning, saying that Zhang Shilang and his party were all buried in the bottom of the sea, or Master Dinghui said about angelica, isn't it true that it is angelica?

Even from the next day, some people in the capital used the word angelica as auspicious words when they greeted each other.

Emperor Taizong was naturally happy to know the news, but when he was happy, he became angry with the officials of Qin Tianjian again.

What's the matter?You were originally the best warlocks selected through competitions across the country, and you passed a special examination to enter the Qin Tianjian, but the results obtained by most of the officials with imperial salaries are so laughable?How many shams are there in the Qin Tianjian?

Although it is said that Qin Tianjian often reflects the will of the imperial court in public opinion, the ancients still believed in the auspicious day of the zodiac, conforming to the will of heaven, and the unity of man and nature.You have to choose an auspicious day and time for all matters big and small; if the officials of the Qin Tianjian are so unreliable, then what did you choose for the auspicious events of the court in the past?

This matter made the royal family more and more nervous.

Then Emperor Taizong didn't discuss it at the court meeting, and directly called Wen Cheng and other important officials to the palace to discuss it, and then decided to send a copy of the palace report to the whole country, and recruit officials from the Qin Tianjian next year.As for the wrong calculation this time, all of them will be dismissed.

After such a farce, almost only the prudent people and the people from the East Palace remained in the Qin Tianjian; the whole army of the Changkang Palace was wiped out.

This is not counted, but many temples and Taoist temples among the people who have been in this muddy water, if the measurement is wrong, the incense will be reduced a lot.Of course, large temples and Taoist temples have left room for speech. Although the original prediction was interpreted to mean that Zhang Yan's actions would be more vicious than good, now people can justify themselves.But if you justify yourself, can you compare it with the angelica directly sent by the Muni Academy?

As a result, the incense of the Muni Temple flourished, and its reputation was further improved.

Although Daiyu doesn't go out much, but the news is well-informed. When Su Lan mentioned this to Daiyu, Daiyu just smiled and said: "Master Dinghui's Buddhism is profound, and he should have such a reputation."

Push the Muni Academy to a higher level, then the Lin family will not be so passive when faced with such public opinion attacks in the future.

As for the news about Zhang Yan and his party, there is no one better than Daiyu.Jia Jing was Feng Jing's immediate boss. This time hundreds of soldiers from the Beijing camp went south and won the first battle. Naturally, Jia Jing was the first to know the news.

After learning what happened, Jia Jing came to Lin's house that day.Before leaving, Jia Jing and Zhang Yan came back to Lin's house once and made several plans, and now they act according to the plan, and sure enough, both the Beijing Camp and the Ministry of Rites have reaped a lot. Jia Jing came here to express his gratitude and also to Ask Lin Ruhai if there is any good strategy to consolidate the fruits of victory.

This time Lin Ruhai called Daiyu directly.Daiyu never hid her ability from Shi Ding, so she didn't hide it from Jia Jing.

Lin Ruhai even bluntly said that the strategy of going south this time was mainly determined by Daiyu, and he was just passing on a message for Daiyu, which made Jia Jing amazed.

Daiyu laughed: "I never came up with any good idea. It was just a suggestion to all the adults who went south to meet the situation, to postpone the news to the capital, and see if some people can show their fox tails. After all, the trial voyage is far away, and there are many The situation is unpredictable, and it is your lord's ability to overcome difficulties and return to Beijing smoothly. In addition, congratulations to Uncle Jing, the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp have done a lot of service during this trip, Uncle Jing can seize the opportunity to present a memorial."

Jia Jing was amazed by Daiyu's previous strategy, and what was even more admirable was her calmness that did not take credit for it.Seeing that Daiyu had a new suggestion, she raised her eyebrows with a questioning expression.

Daiyu didn't let it go, and continued, "Uncle Jing, you can go up and ask to garrison troops in Penghu."

This time the trial voyage went well, then the maritime trade monopoly is about to change from a trial to a formal implementation, and then the construction of a navy will be put on the agenda.Now, according to the news sent back by Zhang Yan and his party, Guangdong Sea has strong soldiers and horses, and the security is excellent. Shi Ding will definitely occupy a place in the navy in the future.

However, as Fujian is an important route for sea trade routes and an important coastal province, it is also good for the direct line of the Jingying to take the lead in the Fujian navy.

Jia Jing looked at Lin Ruhai and said, "Brother-in-law Ruhai, the few important things you have done over the years are considered exhaustive, and I'm afraid that your niece is also responsible for them?" After finishing speaking, without waiting for Lin Ruhai to answer, he said to Daiyu : "Yu'er is a good idea, uncle thanked Yu'er."

Daiyu was not modest either, she just said: "I wish Uncle Jing every success."

A few days later, Zhang Yan and his party returned to Beijing.The first thing is to enter the palace to face the saint.This time, not only did the sea trial go smoothly, but it was equivalent to patrolling all the seas and territories of the country. Zhang Yan knew very well where the law and order were good and where the officials were ineffective.

Emperor Taizong wanted to ask Zhang Yan a lot of questions about sea and territory, and sometimes Prime Minister Xuanwen would listen in.Zhang Yan entered the palace for two consecutive days before giving a general account of the sea trial.Then, Emperor Taizong called Feng Jing into the palace to report the situation of the Kinmen and Penghu naval battles.

Emperor Taizong was overjoyed when he heard that the sea-going ship built by the imperial court was not damaged by the storm, but also found a strong general, and by the way, he wiped out the pirates entrenched in Penghu during a trial voyage.