Whose Evil in the Red Chamber

"Loyalty to the emperor does not mean that innocent people are unfilial and unrighteous. Mr. Lin was assigned to the Eastern Palace as the Prince and Shaofu of the Eastern Palace after he was in high school. Since you took over this position, you are an official of the Eastern Palace. Your words and deeds not only represent Lord Lin, you yourself, also represent the prince." Jing Xuan said, paused here, sneered and continued:

"The prince has no party, but you face the emperor and the people of the world with an attitude that you will never form a party for selfishness. It is precisely the silence that proves that the prince is forming a party for selfishness. The prince is benevolent and filial, but you have shown in everything that you do not associate with the prince's east palace. The attitude of being loyal to the emperor is precisely to state the prince's ambiguity towards the emperor from the negative side.

That's right, you did not seek refuge with others, and you only wanted to be a pure minister by the emperor's side, but these gestures of yours are really insulting the prince for being unfilial and unrighteous to the world.In this way, you can still keep claiming that you have no regrets, then I really admire you. "Jing Xuan's speech speed is not fast, and the tone is not passionate. When he speaks slowly, it is more like stating a fact that everyone knows.

However, these non-intrusive words hit Lin Ruhai's heart like a heavy hammer. He opened his mouth and wanted to refute Jing Xuan's words, but he had many thoughts in his mind. No words came out of his mouth.He didn't have such sinister thoughts as Jing Xuan said. He just didn't want to stand in line. With the reputation of the Lin family, as long as he didn't support any prince and stood firmly behind the emperor, no matter which prince ascended the throne in the future, he would not He regards the Lin family as a thorn in his side.Lin Ruhai believes in his ability, once activated, he is sure to be reused.

But how can he say these words to Jing Xuan now?It is understandable that everyone has selfishness, but just after he uttered the words "loyalty to the emperor and love the people" loudly just now, he really couldn't express his selfishness for the sake of the family, so he was rejected by Jingxuan. The interrogation was nailed in place, unable to utter a single word.

However, Jing Xuan didn't stop there, looking at Lin Ruhai who was blushing and speechless, the corners of Jing Xuan's mouth curled slightly, the sarcasm on his face didn't hold back at all, and he continued:

"Loyalty to the emperor and love to the people? What is loyalty to the emperor? What is love to the people? Those who speak bluntly and advise are loyal, and those who flatter them are flatterers. At the beginning, the crown prince was fighting for the southern border, and the voices of opposition in the court were still strong because of conflicts of interest. Bachelor of Qin As the eldest prince, the Tai Tuo was able to stand up to fight for reason and support the prince in the main battle. He was reprimanded by the emperor as a gangster of the prince, dismissed from office and imprisoned. In the end, the Qin University scholar died and the Qin family was exiled until today. He was released after he ascended the throne and pardoned the whole world; the Emperor’s [-]th birthday issued an edict of sin against himself, and overturned the case of the Qin University scholar. Now the Qin family is granted the title of Zhongjinghou, and in the martyr’s temple in southern Xinjiang, the Qin University scholar is the only civil servant Those who are among them are enshrined by the people day and night, and they are loyal to the emperor and love the people, and they die without complaint, and in the end they will avenge their grievances and bless future generations."

After Jing Xuan finished speaking, he looked up at Lin Ruhai, as if asking him, what about you?Needless to say the rest, compared to Jing Xuan, who had heard about these deeds, and Lin Ruhai, who had personally experienced that battle and turmoil back then, his mood at this moment was much more complicated than that of Jing Xuan.

The Bachelor of Qin proposed by Jingxuan was just one of the ministers who were overturned by the storm in the original turmoil.After General Yu was captured, he was infamous for defecting to the enemy, and in the end sent back to the military for thousands of miles. What he got in exchange was that the Yu family ransacked and beheaded, and now only Yu Hua's blood is left, which was saved by the prince desperately back then.

After the southern border countries sent their appeals and tributes for peace, the first prince and the third prince have received how much tribute from the southern border countries. Which one of the civil and military courts in the Manchu Dynasty is not aware of it?Censor Wang Tong, Xu Sen, Zhao Tingyu, went to the study to walk Guo Wen, and Qin Cong jointly wrote a letter to persuade the emperor not to let the tiger go back to the mountain, but they were charged with forming a party for personal gain and sent to prison.

In the end, even if the prince fights all his strength, if it weren’t for the nine princes who are far away in the frontier, who will disobey the emperor’s order of the peace talks, none of the countries in the southern border will be broken. Dare to offend the facts of the border again.

During that turmoil, in fact, everyone understood that the Ninth Prince had already fought to that point, and if he made a further step, it would be a great achievement, but in exchange for the Li people, they would not suffer from the war for decades.But selfishly, he didn't want the Ninth Prince, who was close to the prince, to win such credit, and selflessly, he was also afraid that the extremely paranoid emperor at that time would not want to follow in the footsteps of Wang, Xu and others.

Lin Ruhai couldn't remember what he had done at that time, it seemed that he was just standing silently in the hall, since then, the crown prince didn't keep him who kept complaining about illness again.Unconsciously, the gentle-faced His Royal Highness appeared in his mind. After so many years, Lin Ruhai didn't want to think back to those years. He just told himself that his choice was right.

The Lin family has gone through the last years of the last emperor when the prince's position was the most tragic, and they have come to their current position step by step. Although the process was not as satisfactory as he expected, looking at the family that was once prominent at the time, it is as noble as the Zhongping Palace. The heirs have passed away, the Zhong'an Palace has been wiped out, the power of the Beijing Palace is no longer there, and the four princes and eight princes who had been in contact with each other in the capital at the beginning are also withering day by day.This is especially the case in Jiangnan, even the Zhen family who took over four times back then changed their families long ago, not to mention the big and small families involved in the matter of Zhong'an Wangfu and Beijing Wangfu.

And the Lin family has been able to get to the present smoothly. Although he has not fulfilled his wish of being a marquis and worshiping a prime minister, he has indeed secured the real shortage of the governor of Jiangnan. Compared with the two, the Lin family can be regarded as having the last laugh.Every time he thought of this, he would feel a burst of relief in his heart.But now, Jing Xuan's words are like a sharp knife, mercilessly cutting through the barrier he built for himself in his heart, exposing all kinds of things he doesn't want to think about deeply, making him feel very uncomfortable even breathing. Difficult, dizzy for a while, leaning on the back of the chair with great difficulty to stabilize the figure, not falling to the ground.

People like Lin Ruhai, he had seen a lot in the court in his previous life.Qingliu calls herself Qingliu, and always talks about the four words of loyalty to the emperor and love for the people, but there are very few people who can really do these four words.There are many aristocratic families, and the so-called loyalty to the emperor and love for the people is nothing more than a grandiose name for their pursuit of interests.

If you have seen a lot, you can easily distinguish the faces of these people, and those who are well versed in this are fine. The most ridiculous thing is that some so-called celebrities, who clearly have the same essence inside, insist on self-proclaiming that this is the so-called They have been advocating for a long time that they are loyal to the emperor and love the people, and they themselves take it seriously, without even leaving room for self-examination. It is really sad, ridiculous, shameful, and deplorable, just like Lin Ruhai in front of them.

Seeing this kind of people a lot, Jing Xuan can always pierce the whitewash of these people straight to the nail. These people are like clowns chattering in the hall, he has the right to watch the show.When they are in a good mood, ask them to sing two more times, and when they are in a bad mood, make them feel ashamed.

Just like now, if Lin Ruhai doesn't defend himself after receiving the letter, it's fine, but if he wants to put on a posture of being loyal to the emperor and loving the people, don't blame Jingxuan for being eager to tear apart his belief that he would have deceived himself in public.In the end, Jing Xuan raised his eyebrows and hit him with a sentence: "No wonder Master Lin admires a hypocrite like Jia Yucun, who likes to flock together and people are divided into groups. What he said is true, what does Master Lin think?"

Time in the study seemed to have stood still. Lin Ruhai's hands were so trembling that he couldn't grasp the two thin pages of letter paper, allowing them to slip to the ground. Seeing Lin Ruhai at this moment, Wu Xi felt only the pain he had held back for so many years. The resentment has gone out better, and the chest has also felt a lot more comfortable.

Lin Ruhai was hoarse, and it took him a long time to say a word: "Whether you believe it or not, from the beginning to the end, I never thought of framing the prince, I just wanted to be alone. I still have the Lin family behind me, I can't afford to bet."

At this moment, Lin Ruhai couldn't tell what was going on in his heart. He felt powerless to refute Jing Xuan's accusation, but he also understood that as the heir of the Lin family, he really couldn't do many things.

"I know that my name is not on the genealogy, but it saves me the trouble of crossing it out. From then on, instead of worrying about me as an outsider, Mr. Lin should think about how to find a reliable one for Daiyu." Husband-in-law, to continue the incense of the Lin family. Otherwise, even if Master Lin is really able to become a marquis and worship minister one day, the ancestors of the Lin family will also blame Master Lin for having no successors, what do you think?"

Jing Xuan originally wanted to tell the purpose of the trip straight to the point after Lin Ruhai read the letter, but Lin Ruhai's strong arguments touched his heart, and then he said what Lin Ruhai just said that made Lin Ruhai speechless. The purpose of this is not to tell Lin Ruhai to "repent from his mistakes" or something else, it's just that he can't get used to such hypocritical rhetoric.

When Jingxuan and Wu Xi left the study, little Qiu'er was standing beside Wei Zhen, looking up at the door of the study with her face up. Seeing Jingxuan coming out, little Qiu'er's eyes lit up and she trotted When he arrived in front of Jing Xuan, he looked left and right to make sure that Jing Xuan was safe, and then he nodded his head in satisfaction, making Jing Xuan couldn't help laughing, the gloomy mood in the study just now became much clearer in an instant.

Xiao Qiuer peeked into the study room, and saw Lin Ruhai who seemed to have aged a lot, Xiao Qiuer turned his eyes away, the old friend was gone, and he could just treat it as an insignificant stranger.

Lin Ruhai was slumped in the study room. Seeing that the master had no words, none of the servants of the Lin family dared to block Jing Xuan's way. They watched helplessly as the young master stepped out of the Lin family's gate with a smile on his face, and hurriedly sent someone to Notify Mrs. later.

When Jia Min rushed to the study room, let's not mention how to have a sincere conversation with Lin Ruhai and his wife. Jingxuan and the others have been watched by countless pairs of eyes since they entered Jiangning City. No matter what trouble happened, I didn't expect to wait and wait, but Lin Jingxuan, who was safe and happy, came out of the Lin family's gate calmly.

This is simply called the spectacle of these spectators, and they secretly slandered in their hearts. They also kept a close eye on the movements of Jing Xuan and others. Some people naturally noticed the little doll next to Jing Xuan, and those who were well-informed guessed it. Maybe it was the little prince, but he was laughed at by others.

The current emperor does not have many heirs, and there are only two princes in total. It is too late to raise them like babies in Beijing. How can it be possible to bring Lin Jingxuan, who is a child without an official or a title, to Jiangnan?

These people speculated wildly, but the emperor's close ministers like the Zhao family knew the details. Just after Jing Xuan left the Lin family, the people sent by the Zhao family from Gusu waited aside, so Jing Xuan was going to be asked to live in the Zhao family anyway. In the other courtyard, the posture seemed as if Jing Xuan disagreed, and they were going to hit the pillars to show their loyalty.

Zuo Jingxuan also has no real estate in Jiangning. Seeing the sincere words of the Zhao family, he moved into the Zhao family's other courtyard in Jiangning. There are all kinds of things that can be used, and the Zhao family was afraid that the little prince would not be used to the dishes in the south, so they specially invited a master who had retired from the capital to serve him in another courtyard.

After resting in the Zhao Family Courtyard for one night, Jingxuan and Wei Zhen rushed to Taihu Lake with the little ball the next day. The princess of Hengyang was buried by the bank of Taihu Lake. gift.

Little Qiu'er was picked up and brought into the carriage by Jing Xuan while he was half asleep and half awake. When the carriage was halfway through, Little Qiu'er realized the purpose of his trip. He was stunned for a while, and then looked up at Jing Xuan: "You know everything?"

There was an unusual maturity in the soft and waxy voice, at this moment, Xiao Qiu'er let go of her disguise in front of Jing Xuan, and finally asked this sentence.

Jing Xuan looked at Xiao Qiuer's immature face showing an adult look, and finally understood why when he was a child, his mother always liked to pinch his face. Presumably, he had the same expression when facing his mother when he was a child.

"Well, I've known since the time you woke up from the acne." Jing Xuan confessed very viciously.

Thinking of how she had been pretending to be obedient and cute in front of insiders for so long, Xiao Qiuer's face turned red all of a sudden, and she looked away from Jing Xuan with embarrassment, turning her head to look at the scenery outside, with a childish avoidance The appearance of the topic.

"Mother once said that my father is a gentle gentleman, and he has been tired of his gentleman's temperament all his life. If she sees you now, she will probably be really relieved." Jing Xuan looked at such a Little Qiu'er, Jing Xuan's mood was also mixed with the thought of his mother who had been buried in the ground forever.

"I'm the one who's sorry for my cousin." Hearing Jingxuan mentioned Princess Hengyang, Xiaoqiu'er turned his head, revealing the sadness in his eyes at this moment.

While talking, the carriage drove to Taihu Lake. The tomb of Princess Hengyang has been repaired every year, and it is still as good as new. Jing Xuan and Wei Zhen both offered sacrifices in front of their mother's tomb, and the two solemnly knelt down and bowed their heads.

"Mother, my unfilial son brought Wei Zhen to see you, and there is another person you don't know if you want to see or not. You told me not to be like my father, but to live happily and not be bound by the world. Brother Wei and I The two of us have been together for so many years, and he has been devoted to me, and I will never let you down. Mother, look at me, have I grown up?" Jing Xuan held Wei Zhen's hand, with a smile on his face, and a brisk tone, But there was a sadness in his eyes that couldn't be concealed.

Presumably, in his previous life and present life, he was destined to be poorly related. Cheng Huan's knee is just a very common wish, but he always fails to grasp it.Wei Zhen held Jing Xuan's hand tightly. Even though Jing Xuan didn't say anything, Wei Zhen could really feel the sadness in Jing Xuan's heart. At this moment, he didn't know what words to use to comfort Jing Xuan. You can only tell each other by clasping your hands tightly that I am still by your side, holding your hand tightly, and will not leave you alone.

After telling the little things about these years in front of his mother's grave, Jingxuan pulled Wei Zhen, and the two of them walked along the lakeside to blow the wind slowly, leaving the open space for Xiaoqiuer. Presumably, they also had a lot to talk about. Want to say?

On the way back to the city, Jing Xuan didn't ask Xiao Qiu'er and his mother what they said, and the two were lost in thought on the carriage.When we returned to Jiangning, it was getting late. After the three of them washed up, Xiaoqiuer went into the study and never came out again. When it was time for dinner, Wu Xi went to the study to look for Xiaoqiuer, but he staggered and took it with a shocked expression. He ran to look for Jingxuan with a page.

It's rare to see Wu Xi with such an expression, like panic but also like ecstasy, Jing Xuan's eyes fell on the page in his hand, on it was a mourning poem for the dead, the words of this poem were not gorgeous , but it reveals the sincerity of every word, and the handwriting is not flamboyant, but it is full of serious worries.

After reading this Fu with the fragrance of ink still on the paper, and thinking of the little Qiuer who has been stuck in the study since returning home to take a bath and change clothes, Jing Xuan didn't know that this mourning Fu came from Xiao Qiuer. hand.And this handwriting, although he is not familiar with it, but looking at Wu Xi's crazy appearance, he also guessed it, presumably the handwriting is the same as that of the prince.

"Sir, I don't talk about strange powers and gods, but if there are ghosts and gods, what should you do?" If he hadn't personally experienced the myth of being human in two lives, Jing Xuan might not be able to accept such a bizarre fact.

After Wu Xi heard this, he fell to his knees and wailed loudly. Tears ran across his face that was unusually hideous due to burns, but washed out the uncontrollable excitement and joy on his face: "The sky has eyes, the sky has eyes! Soul! Come back, come back with your soul! I will be ashamed of the sky!"

Jing Xuan raised his forehead, looked at Mr. Wu who was in a state of madness, and turned his eyes for help to Xiao Qiu'er who came out of the study with short legs.Little Qiu'er was also full of helplessness. He was in a complicated mood just now and wrote this eulogy for Hengyang without thinking too much. Wu Xi, who came to ask him to finish his meal, looked straight at him.

Wu Xi is very familiar with his handwriting and style of writing. After reading this article, someone as smart as Wu Xi will definitely guess his identity. The experience of him coming back from the dead and missing Meng Potang is really amazing Jing Xuan, who used to be so wise and close to a monster, found out, and because of his own negligence, Wu Xi also guessed it. Xiaoqiuer couldn't help regretting it, and seeing Wu Xi's crazy appearance, he was really worried Wu Xi was really paralyzed because of this huge mood swing.

"Fengju, the past is over, why are you so persistent?" Sighing lightly, the little ball walked up to Wu Xi, looked down at Wu Xi who was kneeling and crying, stretched out her little hand, and gently Gently stroked Wu Xi's hair.

"Your Highness...I..." Wu Xi suppressed the turbulent tears, and suddenly remembered his hideous face, he couldn't help but raised his sleeve to cover his face, but was held back by Xiao Qiu'er's small hand.

"Wu Fengju's peerless demeanor of yours back then captivated many boudoir women, but it was because I ruined them all. The one with the flames soaring into the sky was only you, a fool, who ran in there desperately."

Hearing this, Wu Xi felt that the face of the little child standing in front of him gradually overlapped with the prince's voice and smile in his memory. He couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, his chest was swollen, and countless thoughts seemed to be coming to an end. It seemed to explode.

Just when Wu Xi was mad in the courtyard like this, he managed to deal with the affairs of the palace in Beijing, and Huan Qian, who came to Jiangning after his mouth was worn out in front of the emperor, also came to the other courtyard, he was very excited about the plan Surprised Wu Xi, but was frightened by Wu Xi.

"What's wrong with you? Could it be that someone bullied you? What's the matter!" This was the first time Huan Qian saw Wu Xi lose his composure. He only thought that Wu Xi was being bullied, and he was so angry His veins were jumping up, and he was yelling to avenge Wu Xi. Seeing that Wu Xi ignored him, he ran to Jing Xuan and asked.

It's really a wave of ups and downs, Mr. Wu's mood is not stable yet, and Huan Qian came here to join in the fun, Jing Xuan felt his head hurt even more, but at this time, Zhao Lin, who had heard the news, was carrying a good wine He planned to catch up with Jing Xuan, but he was shocked by the situation as soon as he entered the courtyard.

Jing Xuan coughed lightly: "I just paid my respects to my mother today, and my husband's mood is a little out of control. The two of you should go and sit in front first, and Mr. Rong can tidy up."

Zhao Lin felt even more dizzy after hearing this. How could Jisao Jingxuan's mother arouse Mr. Wu's out-of-control emotions? Where and where is all this?However, Zhao Lin has never been the one who asks the bottom line. Seeing that Jing Xuan didn't want to talk about it, he didn't ask too much, but said a little embarrassedly: "I didn't know that you went to worship your aunt today, and you brought wine to be with me. It's my fault that you drank heavily, and I will make amends for you here."

Jing Xuan smiled, now that the size of the naval army has grown, it has already secretly opened the way to the South China Sea to protect the fishermen against pirates, the eldest brother of the Jin family has his own way of leading the army, and has gathered a lot of forces on the sea in just a few years, Zhao Lin Studying by his side has made great military achievements, but the navy's operations are secret and not known to the court. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, Zhao Lin is still a strange flower of the Zhao family who hangs around in the shipyard.

Looking at Zhao Lin's darker complexion than usual and the bandages on his arms, Jing Xuan guessed that he had just returned from the sea, and he must have rushed to his place after returning home in a hurry. Jing Xuan remembered the love.

Compared to Zhao Lin's ignorance, Huan Qian was in a hurry. The person he was thinking of was Wu Xi. Seeing Wu Xi's unusual appearance, he felt as if he was being roasted on a fire. I can't stop my emotions for a moment.He didn't dare to go up to disturb Wu Xi, so he just pulled Jing Xuan and refused to let him go, begging softly: "Good Jing Xuan, tell me quickly, what's wrong with him? If you don't tell me, I will be so heartless Not for a moment."

Seeing Huan Qian's rascal appearance, Jing Xuan raised his mouth: "Wait and see what happens, my lord, the so-called extreme happiness, you ask the gentleman to vent his emotions, maybe the relationship between the two of you will be clear, huh?"