Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

"Ridiculous!" Lin Ruhai felt the absurdity deeply: "I am the head of the Lin family, why can't I arrange my own family business?"

"Hehe!" Lin Mingan asked calmly, "Then may I ask if there is a shortfall in the clan uncle's salt tax account?"

"What?" The patriarch was shocked when he heard the words, and quickly asked Lin Ruhai: "Ruhai, is what An Geer said true? Could it be that you embezzled salt tax money?" The fate of copying the house, even the clan has also been implicated.

"How is it possible?" Lin Ruhai denied it categorically: "Patriarch, am I, Lin Ruhai, the kind of person who is so greedy? The Lin family has such a large family business, and I am not greedy enough? Besides, who will I give the money to?"

The patriarch thinks about it too, Lin Ruhai doesn't even have a son under his knees now, how can he have a reason to do such a thing?

"Brother An?" He looked at Lin Ming'an with doubts, and asked him where the news came from.

"The clan uncle himself will never embezzle the salt tax money, I believe that!" Lin Mingan said calmly, "However, the clan uncle knows in his heart whether the salt tax money is in shortfall."

Lin Ruhai suddenly thought of something, his face changed, he hesitated to speak.

Reminiscing what happened to Cao Xueqin and Li Xi's family in history, Lin Mingan became more and more certain, and he emphasized his tone: "The Supreme Emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River six times, arranged for pick-ups, and built the palace. I'm afraid the money will be spent like water. But obviously, Expenses that exceed the standard cannot be paid from the treasury, otherwise the censors will submit a memorial to admonish the Supreme Emperor. The Jiangnan Zhen family undertook the matter of picking up the driver, and his family has lost countless public accounts for this. Yangzhou I'm afraid the inspector Yan Yushi's yamen can't be alone, right?"

"That's the money spent by the Supreme Emperor. Does the court want to count it on me? The Supreme Emperor made six tours to the south, and the previous expenses were not paid by me!" Lin Ruhai coughed and retorted, feeling that she was wronged, but her heart tightened. Get up, nervous.

"But now you are the one who inspects the salt censor! If you find that the accounts are not clear when you take over, you should report it at that time. Who will believe you when you say this now? I understand the consideration of the clan uncle, and the emperor also knows about it. This money was spent on him. But now that he has abdicated, I will ask the clan uncle, is the Supreme Emperor willing to issue an imperial edict to accept this account?"

Lin Ruhai felt a chill in his heart, the Supreme Emperor would not do this, it would tarnish his reputation as a sage.But how could he have thought that the Supreme Emperor would be in Zen before his death?At that time, he also had doubts, but the Supreme Emperor was still in power at that time, and he knew the reason for the shortfall of salt tax and silver, and he would never be held accountable.All the successive salt censors have done this.He was promoted by the Supreme Emperor, how could he have the courage to refuse?But unfortunately, something will happen in his hands, his luck is so bad!

Going to explain the whole story to the current emperor?He smiled bleakly in his heart, he is a descendant of four princes and eight princes, he supports the deposed prince, and has always had a cold relationship with the current emperor.No, I'm afraid it would be more appropriate to describe it as being indiscriminately against.Even if the emperor knew this well, he would not explain it to him.So, how will the court treat him and the Lin family?

"I've been wronged!" Lin Ruhai's heart full of unwillingness could only be transformed into this sentence.

"It's not wronged!" Lin Mingan threw out another sentence coolly: "Except for the money from the salt tax that was spent on the Supreme Emperor, I'm afraid that a lot of it fell into the pocket of the deposed prince, right?"

"That was also secretly ordered by the Supreme Emperor to let the Zhen family withdraw money from the salt tax and the weaving office to give to the deposed crown prince. At that time, the Supreme Emperor and the deposed crown prince still had a deep bond between father and son. And speaking of it, it was not taken from me when I was in office. " Lin Ruhai called.

Lin Mingan shook his head, sighed and said, "It's a pity that the deposed prince has already gone, and there is no proof of death! You can't let the Supreme Emperor issue an edict to cleanse you. Don't say you didn't do it, now the pot is on your head .Your Majesty, do you think His Majesty will believe your words? If he believes that you are innocent, what will he do?"

"The clan uncle won't forget that your family has always been at odds with the emperor, who was still a prince at the time, right? As far as I know, the emperor is a person who has a clear distinction between likes and hates!"

"Even if the emperor is magnanimous, he is afraid of the face of the emperor, and he doesn't pursue it, but he must keep it in his heart. Then, as your son, I am afraid that I will be hated and blackmailed in his heart." The list. I have never enjoyed the benefits of your family, but I have to be so implicated because of it? I have to honor my parents and take care of my sister, so I won't ruin my future!"

"As for the personal connections mentioned by the uncle, it is even more hopeless. In the officialdom, it is common for people to go out to drink tea. Over the years, the uncle has given charcoal in the snow and rescued people from fire and water. He has forged a few A friend of life and death?"

"If not, then why do you expect other people to think about this friendship for a long time and repay it to me? Has the uncle heard such a big truth: when the wife dies, the street is crushed, and when the master dies, no one will lift him up? Besides, I can completely stand on my own, without the support of others!"

"The clan uncle received the kindness and benefits from Duke Rong back then, but now he wants to pay back the capital with interest. This is really a loss-making business!"

When Lin Ruhai heard this, his face turned ashen, and he collapsed on the pillow in a slump.

"Also, the Jia family!" Lin Mingan smiled slightly and continued.

"Even if there is no such reason, I can't agree to your request. Did the clan uncle forget Jia Min's natal family—the Jia family of Rongguo Mansion? Do you think you can make decisions about your Lin family's property? When the Jia family took Lin Daiyu away, I'm afraid Let's arrange this family property clearly! I heard that Jia's family is not as prosperous as it was in the past. It is a family of Zhongming Dingshi, but there are no children and grandchildren who can live up to it and support the family business. The outer shelf has not collapsed, but the inner pockets are full! Don't you want to use your Lin family's large sum of money to make up for it? If I snatch food from the tiger's mouth, I'm afraid I'll have my life to take the money, or my life to spend it!"

"How unreasonable!" The patriarch was filled with righteous indignation when he heard it from the side: "Brother An, there is no need to worry! Our clan is in charge of you! Even without you, his Jia family can't surpass my Lin family's clan! If you want to occupy the property of the son-in-law's family, the world will be ruined." How can there be such a rule?"

"Hehe!" Lin Mingan chuckled softly: "Patriarch, right and wrong depends entirely on strength! Jia's family is a family of two males, and a centipede is dead but not stiff. There is even more powerful and prominent in-law Wang's family, four kings and eight princes watch and help each other, and the power is still there Then tell me, old man, what ability does the Lin family have now that they can wrestle with others?"

"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall! I don't want to take this risk, and I advise the clan not to be fooled by money! Let me tell you first, if something happens, my father and son have just entered the officialdom, and their foundation is shallow, so I can't help you." I'm busy!" Lin Mingan warned.

"This, this!" The patriarch's whole body was shocked, he was in a dilemma, after weighing again and again, he could only sigh sadly.

Lin Ruhai's face turned pale, and he muttered to himself: "Could it be that the property of my Lin family must be arranged by the Jia family? Poor Daiyu has no one to rely on, and she will be an orphan in the future. How can I keep this family property?"

She glanced at Lin Ming'an sadly, seeing that he was unmoved, she felt sad from it.

Seeing this, the patriarch comforted: "Ruhai, don't think too much about it. After all, Jia's family is your father-in-law's family. Even if they embezzle some property, they will treat Daiyu well."

"No, patriarch! If after I go, Daiyu has such a property, it will be like a child carrying red gold in the downtown area! Jia's family may not be reliable! If Jia's family wants to seize wealth, Daiyu's end will be worrisome!"

"But apart from Jia's family, who else can I entrust?" Lin Ruhai shed tears, "I'm in a desperate situation now!"

"Why is this?" the patriarch repeatedly comforted.

"Patriarch, I'm not seriously ill, but poisoned!" Lin Ruhai interrupted him: "It's a chronic poison that is difficult to cure, and now my time is numbered!"

"After the emperor ascended the throne, I saw clearly the attitude of the four kings and eight males. I was secretly shocked. I regretted that I was on the wrong team that day. I also wanted to change my course and surrender to the emperor. But I was accidentally noticed. It will reveal the secret, and it is also for the purpose of killing chickens and scaring monkeys. Most of the people who attack are the Zhen family, or it may be the remnants of the abolished prince. After I go, they don't know if they will let Daiyu go? So even if I have worries, I will We can only entrust Daiyu to the Jia family, at least under the Jia family's wing, she can still save her life."

"Originally, I thought that An Ge'er and Qingxi had official titles, and they were valued by the emperor. If he protected Daiyu, those people would not be in trouble! But, but..." At this point, let's talk again Not going on anymore, I feel sad and a little guilty.

Seeing this, Lin Baifu knelt down on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and begged Lin Mingan to agree to Lin Ruhai's request, and don't let him die in peace, in order to repay his life.

Lin Mingan sneered and remained silent. The patriarch looked at both sides, sighed, and remained silent, feeling that he really had no position to persuade.

Lin Mingan suddenly had a thought, and thought of something.He treats Lin Daiyu as an ordinary person, he neither pursues her as a goddess nor regards her as an enemy.After all, he was separated from all these grievances.But he is cold by nature, and he doesn't want to disturb his life because of Lin Daiyu.

This kind of thinking, in the eyes of Dai Yufen, is probably heinous, right?You have crossed over and become Daiyu's own brother. Although you have such grievances with Jia Min and Lin Ruhai, Lin Daiyu is an innocent fairy plant in the world. How can you not give up everything for her!

Ha ha, so interesting, so stupid!It must be because I eat too much, so the blood supply to the brain is not enough!

However, sooner or later, one's own life experience cannot be concealed.If Lin Daiyu's life is really miserable, I'm afraid that someone will kidnap her morally, accuse herself and her father and mother, say something about the way of loyalty and forgiveness of a gentleman, blood and family relationship, and then clamor to push the responsibility to him .At that time, if you are forced to take over, you will feel aggrieved and bored just thinking about it.

Then, instead of coping passively, it is better to take the initiative to attack, find another way for Lin Daiyu, and find a way out.Forget it, just treat it as good deeds, and use this to break the cause and effect.

Thinking of this, Lin Ming'an said indifferently: "It is impossible for me to meet the uncle's request! However,"

He changed the subject: "If the clan uncle is worried about his daughter, I can show you the way."