[Red House] Raiders of life

The Wang family did not have a mansion in Beijing, and this time they were granted the title of marquis, and they did not receive the honor of being bestowed with a mansion by the emperor, so before entering Beijing this time, Qing He was specially sent first, for the house.Houses in Beijing are not so easy to buy, not only because of the high price, Lin Ning is not short of money.It's just that when the Wang family comes to Beijing, the mansion they need must not be an ordinary small courtyard, and it must be in a good location, close to the imperial city.This is even more difficult.

Fortunately, Lin Ning was well prepared, and had already written to Xie Lin when he proposed the idea of ​​the South-to-North Water Diversion, asking him to pay attention.It was only after half a year of careful observation and inquiries that I bought this house.

There is a large courtyard with five entrances, and there is a small garden outside. The house is exquisite.I heard that it was also an official residence before, but it was admitted to the Ministry of Households after committing a crime.It is now released by the Ministry of Finance.Xie Lin was very popular in the court, so he got the first hand after dragging some connections.It probably passed the hands of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so of course we can't hide this matter from above.

The emperor seemed to have just now remembered that Lin Ning had no place to live when he recruited Lin Ning into the capital with a holy will.After hearing about it, people from the Ministry of Industry were sent to help.

It was none other than Jia Zheng who came.

Hehe, Concubine Xiande's father came here to tidy up and repair the yard on purpose?

Is this the emperor's intention, or the Ministry of Industry's action?

No matter what kind it is, this yard is ready-made, but it has not been lived in for more than ten years, so it can be cleaned and repaired.Qinghe and his servants did not dare to support Jia Zheng.

Lin Ning arrived in the capital on the second day after the house was tidied up and the plaque of the Hou Mansion was installed.

After meeting the saint, the Hou's mansion opened the door for a banquet.

"Sister-in-law, both of us are in Beijing now. This is great."

What Wang talked about was intimacy, but Shen didn't move, and pulled Jia Baoyu out alone, "Is this my nephew?"

Speaking of Jia Baoyu, Wang's smile deepened, "Yes! Baoyu, I haven't seen your aunt yet."

Jia Baoyu is still young at the moment, he is still a soft and glutinous glutinous rice dumpling, his appearance is outstanding, but he is also likable.When the guests saw it, they praised it one after another.Wang Shi is overjoyed.It's just that there are only women sitting here, and children can't sit still and listen to adults nagging, so Lin Yi called someone in to coax Baoyu to play outside.

Baoyu just refused, twisted her body to refuse to be hugged, even kicked the man, and threw herself into Lin Yi's arms, "She is ugly, don't, my sister is beautiful and has a fragrance on her body. Sister, please hug me."

The one who came in was also served by Shen's side in the early years. Later, Shen made a decision to match someone, and after giving birth, she came back to be the daughter-in-law in charge.Although she was not beautiful when she was young, she is not ugly now that she is older.

Lin Yi was even more embarrassed. Speaking of which, Baoyu was only a child of a few years old. Regardless of whether he was counted from her husband's family or her mother's family, she was her cousin.It was fine to hug him at first, but his quarrel made her face flushed and it was very embarrassing.

But the guests would not care about a child, if Lin Yi made any face, it would be bad.

Shen smiled and pulled Baoyu out of Lin Yi's arms, "I'll ask Cuihuan to take you out to play. Your sister-in-law can't leave. I can't live without her."

Jia Baoyu turned his head and glanced at the girl in Cuiyi who came out from behind Shen, her facial features were quite delicate, so she reluctantly agreed.

During the dinner, the wife of Zhang Shilang's family was at odds with the Wang family, and her daughter Yugui was also in the palace, living in the side hall of Jia Yuanchun's main palace.The two naturally do not see each other.Speaking of which, Lin Ning is the eldest brother of the Wang family. If it weren't for the fact that she is so important now, and there is such a fat meat in the Wang business group, everyone would think of her as a money maker. will come.

In the current situation, how can I bear it, raised my eyebrows and smiled, covering my handkerchief, "Young Master Ling is worthy of being born with jade, and he is so transparent at a young age, he already knows how to get close to beautiful girls. I heard that you also caught Rouge when you caught Zhou? Hey, I'm afraid it will be a good fortune in the future, and all the beauties in the world will be in your arms."

As soon as these words came out, the other guests turned their faces away, not wanting to provoke this lawsuit.Wang's complexion darkened instantly.Anyone who said that to his son would feel bad.Is there someone who is so thoughtful, thinks a little more, and embraces all the beauties in the world?There is only one person in this world who can do this, and that is the Holy One.Thinking about the rumors of being born with jade that have caused a lot of trouble in the city, and the streets and alleys are well known, everyone's heart trembled.

Naturally, Shen couldn't allow someone to ruin the banquet, so she came forward to smooth things over.However, she is the sister-in-law of the Wang family, and with the current status of the Wang family, there is no need to be afraid of a mother's family who is a favorite concubine. If she really cares about relatives, she should be on the side of the Wang family.But now that the matter has been exposed in fours and twos, it seems that the master's family calmed down the matter, but in fact...

Everyone looked at Shen Shi and Wang Shi in a circle, don't look at what these two people are talking about, you come and I are very affectionate, but in fact it may not be the case.Everyone has calculations in their hearts.

Xi San, evening.Shen and Lin Ning talked about it.

"Most of the wives and wives who came here today came to inquire about the news. They made insinuations, wanting to know why Master Hou came to Beijing this time."

Lin Ning smiled, "The Wang family has too many money-making things. If I go to Beijing with such a big noise this time, I'm afraid everyone will think it's something that makes a lot of money."

The two looked at each other, but they didn't take it seriously.Lin Yi and Wang Ren also started gossiping.

"I heard that Baoyu is like this at home. He only likes beautiful girls and sisters. He is very impatient with those who don't look good. Everyone has a heart for beauty, and this is nothing. It's just that Baoyu has gone too far. Now he still Little, if the elders discipline and guide him well, it will be irreversible, but I heard a lot during the dinner today, it seems that my grandmother dotes on him very much, and everything goes well, but the spoiled him is getting worse."

Because Wang Ren has been added, Lin Yi also calls Wang's aunt.Wang Ren was a little surprised, "Why did you mention this all of a sudden?"

Lin Yi opened his mouth and said, "I have read the letters between my grandmother and my mother. It seems that my grandmother intends to ask Baoyu to marry my sister."

Wang Ren was startled, and then understood what he meant, "Mother-in-law came from the Jia family, and she and the old lady are direct mother and daughter. They have been in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and they have limited knowledge of the current Jia family. I'm afraid they won't directly Refused, but as a mother-in-law, she would not agree immediately. The mother-in-law only got two daughters, you and the younger sister, so how could she give them to someone else so hastily. Not to mention the father-in-law. Back then, I wanted to marry you, But I don’t know how much I have suffered.”

Lin Yi frowned, "Hmph, you have suffered a great crime, and now you have regretted it?"

Wang Ren suddenly felt that he had said the wrong thing, and repeatedly begged for forgiveness, "I was wrong, I was wrong. Please forgive me, madam." As he spoke, he got up and gave Lin Yi a hand, and Lin Yi hurriedly stopped him, "It's cheap for you!"

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Because Lin Ning is from the Airborne Ministry of Industry, some people in the Ministry of Industry are somewhat critical of this, and some are quite flattering to Lin Ning.Seeing this situation, Tu Mingyuan simply set up another place, which is still under the Ministry of Industry, but the administration is independent, called the Water Conservancy Department.

The personnel sent by Gewuyuan to conduct field surveys have returned, bringing back a lot of news.Combined with the actual geographical situation, the drawings drawn before naturally need to be revised.And the field survey will not be the only time.It also took many years to plan for the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in later generations, and Lin Ning was already prepared for a protracted battle.

"Although our idea is good, it is full of difficulties. First, whether this plan is feasible is still uncertain. If it is, it is possible. With the current situation of our Great Wei Dynasty, whether it is in terms of manpower or financial resources They are all insufficient. In terms of financial resources, I will think of other ways to expand the national treasury. In terms of manpower, it is a bit troublesome. It depends on whether the people are willing to come.”

After all, the thinking of ordinary people today is that those who have land will farm, and they will not abandon the land to do these efforts.There is one more important question.

"Based on the current preliminary route we have drawn up, people may need to relocate some of the river basins of the three major branches. The people are all resettled and relocated. Even if it is ordered by the imperial court, it will be difficult to do so."

After finishing speaking, Lin Ning sighed, turned his head and said, "Have you thought about it, my lord?"

Tu Mingyuan smiled lightly, "Naturally. If it wasn't for that, why would I tell my father that I took this job and tried my best to get you to Beijing? If this job was left in the hands of the other brothers, I'm afraid it would be wasted."

Lin Ning frowned, "If it doesn't work..."

Tu Mingyuan shook his head, "If you don't try it, how will you know it will fail? Even if it fails, it will lay the foundation for future generations. Naturally, our descendants will complete it in the future."

Yes, how do you know it won’t work if you don’t try it?Even if it doesn't work, the information they left behind is also a priceless treasure, which will be completed by later generations.

The south-to-north water diversion is beneficial to the country and the people, and it is worth the effort.

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In March, Wang Xifeng and Xie Lin got engaged.Because the two of them are not too young, the wedding date is set very close.We became pro in July.

In August, Lin Yi was found to be pregnant.In May of the following year, he gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Wang family.Lin Ning took the name, Wang Xu.

It was the winter of that year, and the rumors that he had been playing tricks in the middle and middle of the capital like Mr. Yu somehow swept across the capital like a typhoon, and spread wildly.And the more it spreads, the more fierce it gets.

Originally, it was originally said that he was a god in the sky, who came to the mortal world to endure calamities. After several days, it slowly evolved into that he was the reincarnation of the Buddha, who descended to the world to universalize the world. Later, he became a celestial being of compassion and could not see the common people. Suffering, so he deliberately went down to save the people from the fire and water.

People, water and fire?Is this accusing the Holy Majesty of being a faint king?Besides, even if there are people who need someone to save them, it can only be the royal family. What are you, a descendant of a family that is gradually declining?

What's even more amazing is that who knows who was the first to say that the piece of jade brought by Jia Baoyu at birth is the treasure of the Emperor of Heaven, and it can be used to cure diseases and prevent disasters.There are even several stories that a certain person got a strange disease, and after seeing so many doctors, he ran into Jia Baoyu on the road. Mr. Baoyu was mellow and kind.But in a short while, all diseases of the patient disappeared.

Stories such as these are generally the same, except for the address of the encounter, all other content remains the same.You know it's fake when you hear it, but some people believe it to be true.

There are even a group of ignorant people gathered at the gate of Jia's mansion, asking the "Baoyu Immortal" to cast spells to relieve the crisis.

What is even more surprising is that the Jia family actually came forward, and the jade actually cured two or three children's minor illnesses.

Lin Ning almost dropped his jaw in shock.

There are only three possibilities.One, coincidence.But this coincidence is too much of a coincidence.Second, the jade stone also has some origins. In the original book, Baoyu and Wang Xifeng, who were driven into madness, were also rescued. Maybe it has such a little effect.Third, some people have tampered with it on purpose.

After much deliberation, I always feel that the third point is the most likely.

If Mrs. Wang is smart, she should try her best to get rid of it, and then take Jia Baoyu away from Beijing to avoid the limelight.But she was not only so complacent, she set up a porridge shed at the gate of the city and gave out porridge in the name of Jia Baoyu during the snowy winter.

Damn, I want to die!Is this buying people's hearts, buying people's hearts, or buying people's hearts?

In this way, Jia Baoyu's reputation as "immortal", "great virtuous man", "savior of the world" and so on became more and more intense, and slowly spread from Kyoto.

Originally, it was not a secret that Jia Baoyu was born with a jade in his hand. The royal family also knew about it, but they didn't take it seriously.But now that the situation has reached this point, even though the royal family knows that most of these things are false, Jia Baoyu's reputation is so far.If this prestige is just saying that he is a Buddha and has a compassionate heart, it’s fine, but at the same time he is said to be a fairy, he is also said to be a savior, and he will save the people from fire and water. What does this mean?

Even if the royal family didn't believe it, many people did!

Lin Ning could almost foresee Jia Baoyu's fate.Sure enough, Jia Baoyu fell ill before the Chinese New Year. The disease was so severe that he saw several imperial physicians but failed to heal. Finally, he died on the first day of the Chinese New Year!