Lin Xuan of the Red Chamber

A scholar dared to offend the mighty Zhen family in public, and so blatantly ignored the concubine Zhen and the fourth prince behind the Zhen family. If this person was not a fool and didn't know how to act, he was ordered by someone behind him.

Where there is an abnormality, there must be a monster. Which one of the people present is not the best among their peers, and how can they not see the hidden undercurrent in this matter? For a while, their expressions are extraordinarily dignified, and they are paying close attention to the situation downstairs development of.

And the other dignitaries who were eating in the Juxian building also stopped their movements after hearing the servant's report.They are different from Lin Xuan and the others. Given their status, it is impossible for them to go downstairs to see it in person. They can only continue to send people to pay attention to the movements of the two people downstairs, constantly speculating in their hearts what this matter will bring. Impact.

Just when everyone in the Juxian building had their own thoughts, the young man downstairs suddenly changed his expression after hearing the young master's words, and then became furious, obviously being given by the young master. Very angry.

I saw him stepping forward, striding towards the place where the young man was, picking up a fist the size of a sandbag and hitting the young man's face, cursing: "You son of a bitch, Do you think your grandfather was too lightly beaten by me just now, and you dare to talk nonsense here, don't you want to live?"

Naturally, the servants around the young master couldn't just watch the master being beaten like this, they stepped forward and pulled the young man's profuse sweat away, and kept saying: "Stop, although my son's words are not pleasant, But at any rate, he is a person with fame and fame, you just slapped him too much, and now you dare to do it, at the feet of the emperor, don't be too presumptuous."

Although the young Khan was so angry that he wished to punch the daring young man to death, when the young man's servant stepped forward to pull him away, he didn't struggle too much, as if he was worried about something.It seems that this young man is also afraid that things will become big, and it will be even worse.

Just when the two sides were at a stalemate, a young man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes suddenly walked out of a private room upstairs with a stern face.He went straight downstairs, first glanced at the young man with a cold face, and then turned his gaze to the man who was being pulled away by the servants.

"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, you dare to slander the imperial court officials so wantonly. Who gave you the courage to make you so presumptuous? Lord Zhen is a second-rank official of the imperial court. Your nonsense slandering Lord Zhen here seems to be a disservice to the imperial court." If you are dissatisfied, accuse the Holy Majesty of disregarding right from wrong and employing people improperly." As soon as the handsome young man in brocade clothes came out, the expression of the young man surrounded by servants changed.

Seeing that the young master seemed to recognize him, the man in brocade clothes couldn't help squinting his eyes, and then said: "You are neither an official of the Ministry of Punishment, nor an adult from Dali Temple, nor an imperial official from Yushitai. A mere scholar is talking about court officials like this, it seems that we should go to Shuntian Mansion for a while."

The young son's face suddenly changed, he also knew what kind of crime it was to talk about the imperial court ordering officials in private.It's just that the Great Zhou Dynasty was open to speech, and as long as these things were not too excessive, they would not pay too much attention to them. It was a common practice for literati to discuss political affairs in private.

But the practice is the practice, and it is not acceptable to put it on the bright side. He knew it well, so he didn't dare to go to Shuntian Mansion with the other party.After weighing it up and down in my heart, I could only snort coldly and walk away, but the back inevitably felt a little bit of running away.

After seeing the young man leaving, the man in brocade clothes gave the young man a cold look, and then went back to the private room downstairs. Ever since the man in brocade clothes appeared, he had been holding a bitter expression in his heart. Seeing the man in brocade go upstairs, the uneasy young man followed quickly, his expression full of uneasiness after doing something wrong.

Seeing that this incident ended so strangely, Lin Xuan couldn't help but asked Huang Chang next to him in doubt. He wanted to know what was going on, and who was the young man in brocade clothes? .

After pondering for a while, Huang Chang said, "The man in brocade clothes who just came out of the private room, if I read correctly, should be Lin Shen, the only son of Master Lin Qilin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. He was recruited into the palace by the emperor to be the companion of the fourth prince."

After a pause, he patted the folding fan in his hand, Huang Chang thought for a while, and then continued: "The young man who seemed to be very dissatisfied with the Zhen family in his words just now, if I read correctly, , it should be Cui Sheng, the youngest grandson of the former elder Cui Mian and Master Cui."

Zhao Cheng next to him smiled slightly, and his expression had already relaxed. At this time, seeing Huang Shang answering Lin Xuan's doubts, he also interjected a few words and said, "This former elder Cui Mian, Mr. Cui, is a master of Qingliu. The well-known figures in the family are the most disliked by big families like the Zhen family and the Jia family. In the past, when Master Cui was still in court, he often impeached the Zhen family. His grandsons were influenced by him, and all of them were not good for the Zhen family. Based on my impression, it’s not surprising that Cui Sheng would say that.”

These things are not secrets, and they can be found out when they go back, so Huang Chang and Zhao Cheng are also happy to do this favor and explain it to Lin Xuan.

Maybe it was the words of Huang Chang and Zhao Cheng that aroused the interest of these people. At this time, another person said: "Zi Shu and Ming An are right, but they are a little bit more, that is Cui Mian and Cui Ge's old man." His daughter is the concubine Qi in the palace, and the third prince in charge is the concubine Qi."

When everyone said this, Lin Xuan immediately understood that these two empresses are in the palace together, and there will inevitably be some friction on weekdays, not to mention that now is the time when several princes are vying for the reserve position, it is inevitable that the Cui family and the Zhen family will have to fight The rivalry began.

Sure enough, the person next to Lin Xuan started to say again: "Lin Xuan just came to Beijing, so he may not be very clear about it. There have been countless conflicts like this between the Zhen family and the Cui family. Lin Xuan doesn't need to pay too much attention to it. "

After hearing this, Lin Xuan's expression also relaxed, but he couldn't help snorting coldly in his heart, don't take it too seriously, then why did you look so dignified just now.It is normal for the two families to have some friction with each other, but now that the fourth prince is present, and the Cui family has provoked the fourth prince, no one knows what kind of storm will come next.

After such a thing happened, none of the people present was in the mood to continue eating, not to mention that what happened this time had to go back and discuss it with the elders, so after everyone said a few more words, they all They all went home.

Riding on the horse, Lin Xuan was also thinking about what he saw today. This unexpected incident made him realize one of his current flaws, that is, there are many important people in the capital that he does not know.Just like what happened today, if Huang Chang and Zhao Cheng's gang were not by his side, he would have guessed all over his head, and he probably wouldn't have guessed these things.

Of course, there is no way to do this. He just came to the capital, so of course it is impossible to compare with these people who grew up in the capital. Regarding this point, no matter how impatient Lin Xuan is, he can only take it slowly , this is also impossible.

Back in the Lin Mansion, Lin Xuan first asked his servants to lead the horse to the stable, then asked a few words about where Lin Ruhai was now, and after getting a clear answer, he went straight to Lin Ruhai's study.Fortunately, although it is late now, Lin Ruhai has just joined the cabinet recently, and has been busy with affairs, so he has not rested.

After listening to Lin Xuan's statement on this matter, Lin Ruhai pondered for a while, and then told Lin Xuan some things he had heard recently.

"Father, I heard some colleagues talk about this matter. The competition between the Zhen family and the Cui family has become more and more fierce in the past two years because of the relationship between the two princes. However, unlike the Zhen family who holds real power, the Cui family has never After Mian Cui Ge stepped down, the situation has been getting worse day by day, although because of Cui Ge Lao, he still has a lot of influence in Qingliu, but after all, he is not as good as the Zhen family." Speaking of this, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but Sighing, this elder Cui Ge is really a good official with integrity, otherwise it would be impossible to have such a reputation in Qingliu.

It’s just that the head of the family pays attention to the art of maneuvering, he is destined not to like such a prestigious and important elder, so although elder Cui has not yet reached the age to retire, he was also accepted by several other elders with the emperor’s acquiescence. The old was suppressed.

For today's Holy Majesty, if you want power, you can't ask for name; if you want fame, you can't ask for power. In short, people with high reputation and power are absolutely not allowed to appear in his court .

"It's not surprising that the little grandson of the Cui family would say these things, but since the fourth prince was there at the time, the next thing may not end so easily." Anticipating the next turmoil, Lin Ruhai sighed again, the timing of his joining the cabinet was really not very good, there were all kinds of troubles everywhere.

However, if it is said that there are no such troublesome things, the emperor and all the cabinet elders would not be able to let him into the cabinet so easily. It seems that everything has advantages and disadvantages.

"Father, this is nothing more than the nonsense of a junior. Since the fourth prince has asked his companion to solve this matter, I think it will not cause any major troubles because of this matter." Lin Xuan thought for a while, and asked with some doubts. After thinking about it, he still felt that the fourth prince would not go to war with the Cui family because of this matter.At most, it was just to pursue the little grandson of the Cui family for the sake of face. If he really wanted to fight with the Cui family like this, wouldn't it be cheaper for the other princes.

Lin Ruhai rubbed the center of his brows tiredly. The various things these days have made him a little exhausted, but facing Lin Xuan's confusion, Lin Ruhai pulled himself together and explained: "This incident is just an introduction. The Zhen family and the Cui family have been fighting each other for a long time, and the enmity between the two families has long been settled. What's more, since the position of inspector and censor who was vacated by the transfer of his father to the capital this time was preempted by the third prince's subordinates , the fourth prince has been aggrieved for a long time. Now he is being provoked by a junior again, if he can bear it, he will not be the fourth prince."

When Lin Ruhai said this, Lin Xuan immediately understood that the concubine Zhen Gui was the most favored by the emperor in the palace, and mothers are more expensive than their children, and the fourth prince was also loved by thousands of people since childhood.

And in the game between the fourth prince and the third prince last time, the third prince took the first step and got the position of inspector and censor, beating the fourth prince by a margin.With the temper of the fourth prince, he would not just let it go so easily, but what happened to Cui Sheng this time happened to be an opportunity, no matter whether Cui Sheng was provoked by others this time, or he acted spontaneously.

The fourth prince will take this opportunity to fight back against the Cui family and the third prince. Firstly, it is to express their anger for what happened last time. handle things.