The Second Young Master of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

In the 14th year of Hongzhi, the second prince Tu Ruojun was 15 years old, and the third prince Tu Ruoxin was 12 years old. The court that had been quiet for more than ten years gradually became turbulent.

Every time he sees the minister's proposal to establish a crown prince, Tu Feng's mood will become very bad. He is only in his early forties, and he is in the prime of life, and the two princes are not adults. Are you going to see the late emperor?

If Lin Jin was still by his side, Tu Feng could still complain to him, but unfortunately Lin Ruhai died of illness last winter, Lin Jin and Dingyou were at home, and he would not be able to return until next spring, the depressed Tu Feng could only do his best, making all civil and military officials He complained endlessly.

Before Lin Jin helped the coffin back to his hometown, Tu Feng secretly mentioned to him the question of the candidate for the crown prince. With so many people around him, only Lin Jin was the one who could confide in his heart, and could say a few words from his heart.

Lin Jin's answer was very straightforward. The second prince was more than brave but not stable enough to be a good general. The third prince was kind-hearted and generous to others. He could be a virtuous king. The implication was that none of them were qualified to be a prince.

Tu Feng was so angry that he slapped the table straight, dare to say that my son is not qualified, and it was all taught by you, the teacher. Do you think you have no responsibility?One is brave and foolish, and the other is weak and incompetent. It is really difficult for him to think hard and turn a corner.

Lin Jin remained silent, but he was thinking in his heart, the master led the door to practice on his own, and his brother Xun would understand the same content after only teaching it once. any idea.

Of course, Lin Jin would never say such words that would obviously irritate Tu Feng.Tu Feng was afraid that he would hurt Lin Jin if he got too angry, so he let him out of the palace first.In the days that followed, the two avoided talking about the subject.

Then, when Lin Ruhai became seriously ill, Tu Feng ordered Lin Yu to be recalled, and even visited his mentor in person.

It wasn't until Lin Jin and Lin Yu returned home that Tu Feng calmed down to think about Lin Jin's words. He had to admit that Lin Jin's words were correct, and his two sons were indeed not so suitable for the Eastern Palace.

But the problem is that Tu Feng only has two sons, and he can only choose among them whether they are suitable or not. If there is another one, it may be too late, and he doesn't have so much time to wait for him to grow up.

The second prince, Tu Ruojun, was born in Youzhou. At that time, Tu Feng was still the king of Suiyuan. His birth was expected by thousands of people. Think about it, a prince without a son, do you dare to rebel with him? People inherit.

When he first came to the throne, Tu Feng made his two daughters princesses, but left behind his only son. There were many opinions in the court, and the most mainstream one was that the sage had opinions on the strength of the Chen family.

In fact, Tu Feng is not that stingy, he is really jealous of the Chen family, he wouldn't give concubine Jin her father a marquis, and let him continue to lead the army, he simply thinks that his son is too young, and it would be better to delay the title for a few years .He is just such a son, what is not his.

In the third year of Hongzhi, Concubine Shu, who had been declared by the imperial physician to be unable to conceive again due to miscarriage, became pregnant unexpectedly, and gave birth to a son smoothly, which broke the peace of the harem.

Although Concubine Shu's natal family has long been in decline, there is only one elder brother, Jia Lian, who is the fifth-rank doctor in the household department. It is incomparable with the concubine Jin, who is in the hands of his father and brother, but Concubine Shu also has a capable cousin.

Lin Jin was a Jinshi in the first year of Hongzhi. In the third year, he came out of the Imperial Academy and directly entered the Ministry of Rites, and was later mentioned as a member of Zhongshushe.

Zhongshushe's official position is not big, but he is the closest person to the emperor. He is in charge of writing edicts, imperial edicts, silver books, iron certificates, etc., and his future is definitely promising.

Sure enough, when the two princes reached the age of studying, Lin Jin was already one of their teachers.

Generally speaking, the first son of the Lichu is the first son, and the eldest son is the first son if there is no son.Tu Feng's eldest son went there when he was still the prince, and the second prince had the upper hand.

Besides, the status of the biological mothers, one is Concubine Shu and the other is Concubine Jin, there is a slight difference, but the situation of the two mothers' families is completely opposite, so it can be regarded as a tie.

The biggest advantage of the third prince actually lies in Lin Jin.So when Lin Jin was here, almost no one in the court mentioned the matter of establishing a reserve. When he went home to Ding You, little news began to flow.

Tu Ruoxin's two older sisters, Princess Changle and Princess Yong'an, have long since descended. Although princesses have nothing to do with high positions, and sons-in-law can't discuss politics, whether the next emperor is a direct brother or a half-brother is directly related to their future comfort. The calls for the second prince to be crowned prince became louder and louder, and the two princesses became a little restless.

On this day, Princess Yong'an entered the palace to greet Empress Dowager Liu, and then went to Concubine Shu's Yongfu Palace, and asked someone to invite the third prince who had just finished class.

"Sister, why did you think of entering the palace today? I haven't seen you for a long time? How is everything at home? Where's the little nephew? Why didn't you bring it?" He was not young when he was young, and his health was not very good. When he was a child, his sisters watched him grow up, so his siblings had a deep relationship. When the two princesses fell, he was extremely reluctant, so when he saw Princess Yongan, his tone was very affectionate.

"Of course my sister misses you too, so I came here to see you. Your nephew has a fever, so I left him at home." Princess Yong'an was not in a hurry to ask questions, but asked her younger brother to talk about daily life.

Tu Ruoxin hurriedly asked if he had invited the imperial physician, and what medicine he was taking now. Princess Yong'an answered them one by one, and then asked him in a low voice, did he hear any rumors.Tu Ruoxin was taken aback for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Princess Yong'an asked him again, is there any countermeasure.The second prince is the eldest son, and he has a powerful family behind him. If the court ministers also support him, the father might really make him the crown prince. At that time, their life will be difficult.

Tu Ruoxin was silent, and shook his head after a while, a look of disappointment flashed across Princess Yong'an's face.This younger brother of theirs has been like this since he was a child. He doesn't like to talk, and he doesn't have any ideas in doing things. He doesn't look like a handsome prince.

"Father has his own decision on the establishment of the crown prince. You and I don't need to say too much." After a long time, Tu Ruoxin said softly.

Princess Yong'an raised her head, looked at her younger brother with a calm face, and suddenly felt a little strange: "Who told you this?"

"Mother said it, and Shao Fu said it too." Tu Ruoxin didn't hide anything, and said honestly: "Mother said that Father doesn't like people to interfere with him. Give it to whoever it is, we have no right to fight."

This time it was Princess Yong'an's turn to be surprised. She was not surprised that Lin Jin would say such a thing, but she was a little unexpected when her mother said it too.

In the eyes of Princess Yong'an, Concubine Shu is an indecisive person, she will do whatever her father says, and she will never disobey in the slightest.The younger brother's personality is a copy of his mother's, which always makes her worried.

But thinking about it carefully, they have never seen their mother being bullied by anyone in the palace since they were young.After all, Concubine Shu's position is there, even if Concubine Jin used to show off in front of her with the second prince, she was also beaten by her father.

Princess Yong'an nodded slightly, somewhat understanding her mother's philosophy of survival.Don't get ahead of everything, let the father solve things, but the harem's favor is nothing more than that, and the position of the crown prince is okay, she is still a little worried.

Seeing that she was thinking about it, Tu Ruoxin added: "The more people submit letters, the less likely the second elder brother will become the prince." Before leaving Beijing, Shao Fu had repeatedly warned him to keep a low profile, to keep a low profile, and to shoot out. The early bird gets eaten by the worm.

Princess Yong'an went to the palace, but the intended purpose was not achieved, but was persuaded by her younger brother instead.But Tu Ruoxin's guess was right, all the papers that asked Tu Ruojun to be the crown prince were beaten back by Tu Feng, and even the courtiers who submitted the letter were reprimanded.

Lin Jin and Lin Yu, who are far away in his hometown in Suzhou, have also heard about the turbulent upsurge. While guiding Lin Xun to study, they will also discuss the situation in the downward direction.

"Brother, what do you think An Chenghou thinks? So many people are entangled in the book, do they really think that His Majesty is the kind of person who echoes others?" An Chenghou is her father, and Lin Yu has always felt that his brain is not very good. make.

Not every emperor is happy to bring up such a thing as a crown prince, and Tu Feng is obviously one of them.

Lin Yu can guess why Tu Feng is not happy to be the crown prince. First of all, his son is not good enough, so that it is very hard for Lin Xun to be the third prince's companion. It is too difficult not to surpass him. Lin Xun already wanted to strike.

Then there is the problem of mentality, the emperor himself does not say the words of Li Chu, but the courtiers are there in a hurry to die, it is easy to make people have bad associations, and Wu Chenghou's actions undoubtedly touched Tu Feng's inverse scale .

"It doesn't matter what Wu Chenghou's intention is, as long as the consequences of this matter are beneficial to us." Lin Jin replied unhurriedly while looking through his son's homework.

"It's good for us?" Lin Yu chewed Lin Jin's words carefully, "Are you really optimistic about the third prince?" Isn't their family always not in line, why did they change their style when they came to his brother?

"It's not a question of whether I see it or not..." Lin Jin smiled wryly, "It's just that in the eyes of everyone, including His Majesty, the third prince and I are on the same boat, and it's not a bad thing for the second prince to touch His Majesty's bad luck." .”

Lin Yu's face showed confusion. He had been away from Beijing for more than ten years, and he could not understand the relationship between Tu Feng and Lin Jin. After a long while, he said, "How are you and Your Majesty?" It's really not a good thing.

Lin Jin paused, then suddenly said: "Wei'er entered the palace when he was young, and His Majesty once asked me if I would like to let Wei'er be his daughter-in-law." Wei'er is Lin Jin's daughter, only one year younger than the third prince .

Lin Yu was silent. According to the standards of this era, Tu Feng was benevolent to Lin Jin. It was not enough to be a teacher to the princes. He even let his daughter be the prince concubine. is worry-free.

I don't want Lin Jin to continue to say: "I reject Your Majesty." The Lin family and the third prince are already related, and it doesn't matter whether they get married or not. Why waste the position of the third prince and concubine? Wouldn't it be better to have the opportunity to marry a noble daughter?

Lin Yu realized something: "You don't want to put all your eggs in the same basket?" If the third prince had no chance, their family would be miserable.Lin Jin raised his eyebrows and smiled, but did not answer.

Winter went to spring, and it was the 15th year of Hongzhi in a blink of an eye.The second prince's marriage was on the agenda, Lin Yu had just returned to Beijing when he heard that Tu Feng had pointed out the youngest daughter of the Marquis of Jinxiang to Tu Ruojun, and couldn't help smiling.

Usually, when the prince reaches the age of marriage, he will seal the king's house, but Tu Feng doesn't mention it, and others dare not ask. The incident of asking the prince to be appointed has only passed a few months, and no one wants to make fun of himself.

In the end, it was Lin Jin who asked what Tu Feng meant in private.Tu Feng put down the ink pen that was grading the papers, and asked with a smile: "It's not that you don't care about these things all the time, why did you change your sex today?"

Lin Jin said helplessly: "The prince's grand wedding is the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites. The second prince will not be crowned king and will not open the mansion. This marriage is not easy to handle. There is no precedent for the Ministry of Rites. I have no choice but to come here to seek His Majesty's holy will."

Tu Feng raised his eyes and glanced at Lin Jin, and said calmly: "Let's draw up an order, make the second prince the king of Zhao, and the third prince the king of Wei, and the Ministry of Rites will handle it as soon as possible." Obviously, Tu Feng had this intention long ago, not A sudden thought.

Lin Jin was stunned, and screamed with emotion: "King Zhao has been married for less than three months, and now there are two canonization ceremonies for His Royal Highnesses. Is His Majesty making the Ministry of Rites busy?"

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites didn't complain, why are you so anxious as a left servant?" Lin Jin's acting skills were too exaggerated, and Tu Feng couldn't stand it anymore.

Lin Jin was speechless, and took the order to leave, but he was complaining in his heart, Zhang Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites could stay at home sick for half a year.

Before Lin Jin could go out, Tu Feng added behind him: "Actually, Lin Qing should be thankful that I haven't brought up Wei Wang's marriage yet." The smile in the words couldn't be concealed.

Lin Jin walked faster when she heard that, my Weier is only 12 years old, His Majesty really thinks too much.On the same day, he told Lin Yu that he rejected Tu Feng, but what he didn't finish was that Tu Feng refused at all and insisted on letting Wei'er enter the palace.

As soon as the two princes made the king's will, the wind direction in the court suddenly changed, and no one mentioned the matter of establishing a crown prince.

After several months of hard work, Tu Ruojun's wedding was finally completed. Before Lin Jin could catch his breath, Tu Feng was going to the Summer Resort again.Needless to say, Lin Jin must be one of the entourage, and Lin Xun is Tu Ruoxin's companion, so it's not surprising that he followed.

However, Tu Feng also added a decree to him, asking Shen Yun to take Lin Wei with him, saying that it was Concubine Shu who wanted to talk to them.Lin Jin was very upset, and didn't want to create opportunities for the third prince, but Tu Feng had a purpose, and he couldn't disobey it, so he had to comply.