Practical Life in the Red Mansion

When the Empress Dowager passed away, all civil and military officials in Beijing and wives of military commanders above the fifth rank, and civil officials above the third rank all went to the palace to mourn. After hearing the news, the people in Beijing all removed the brightly colored objects, hurriedly made plain clothes, and removed jewelry.

Beijing is not as lively as it used to be, and those who are interested will find that there are more guards in the capital than before.The guards guarding the capital are Fujunwei and Hubenwei. The southeast and west gates are patrolled and guarded by small soldiers. The guards of the palace are Habayashi and Jinwuwei.

Shitou's family lives in the suburbs of Beijing, and he begged a relative far away to work in the guard. He was originally a guard in Daxing, but was transferred to the capital a few days ago.He had just come down from the city gate, he was warming up by the stove, chatting and joking with the soldiers on duty, when he heard the news of the Queen Mother's death, he fell silent for a while, and after a while, someone sent out mourning clothes, and everyone gathered around to decorate Changing clothes is a bit messy.

Shitou suddenly wanted to relieve himself, so he asked his fellow countrymen to help him get his clothes.He put his hands in his sleeves, arched his back and trotted, humming a little song, thinking that after returning home, he should be engaged at home, but before he could be happy for a long time, he suddenly saw a few black shadows flashing past , he stared blankly at the more than 30 guards guarding the door who fell to the ground.

"There is an enemy situation, someone is assassinated." After regaining his senses, Stone yelled a few times at the top of his voice, turned around and ran back, but an arrow shot into his junior.It took only a cup of tea, and the hundred or so guards guarding the city became dead souls under the knife, and the assassins took the other three gates, and the capital became an isolated city.

Jia Min is arranging for a servant girl to take care of Lin Hai to rest, let the sewing room rush to make plain clothes, and send Daiyu and Lin Yun to bed at the same time.Seeing that he couldn't help, Lin Yang strolled back to his room slowly. He wanted to ask Lin Hai a lot, but Lin Hai just took the medicine and rested.

As soon as he walked into the yard, he saw a black shadow jumping down from the wall. Lin Yang was frightened and jumped back. Lin Yang held up the lantern and saw that it was Chi Xiao. Lin Yang felt a little bit in his heart. The secret guard of the Seventh Prince, he must have something important to come here late at night, and asked, "But what happened?"

Chi Xiao went further and said in a low voice: "The fourth prince has rebelled, sent people to seize the city gate, and is besieging the palace." Lin Yang was a little unbelievable: "Reverse, then, then," the capital will not be in chaos.Lin Yang became a little flustered, but he calmed down when he saw Chi Xiao's appearance. The seventh prince was the one who was most affected by the turn of the fourth prince. The secret guards of the seventh prince were all calm and composed, indicating that they had been prepared for a long time, and the fourth prince was just a turtle in the urn.

"Your Highness asked me to tell you to close the door tightly to prevent any fish that escaped the net from slipping in." Chi Xiao said the Seventh Prince's order sternly.

The fourth prince was only showing off the unexpected rebellion when the empress dowager passed away, but it was impossible for Emperor Kangqing not to spare a hand. After talking about Emperor Kangqing’s negligence several times, the younger brothers of the fourth prince were also eyeing it. no return.Lin Yang sighed with emotion, and called Lin An, the chief housekeeper, to tell the news, and ordered all the guards and servants at home to be called up and divided into several shifts to patrol.

He went to Jia Min and Lin Hai's yard by himself, Jia Min hadn't rested yet, when he heard Lin Yang's news, his face turned pale a few times, he calmed down, and comforted him: "The emperor is the real dragon emperor, he can turn danger into luck. "Woke up Lin Hai, asked the girl to bring Daiyu and Lin Yun, and ordered the lights to be turned off everywhere.

Daiyu rubbed her sleepy eyes and was carried in wrapped in a cloak, a little uneasy, Lin Yang took Daiyu and held her in his arms, Daiyu pulled Lin Yang's skirt and asked: "Brother, come out?" What's the matter?"

"It's nothing, just sleep well." Lin Yang replied with a smile, and patted Daiyu.But Daiyu's eyes widened: "Brother, I heard the sound of horseshoes."

"It's the wind, you heard it wrong, the sound of horseshoes coming from there at night." Lin Yang hugged Daiyu tightly and said, "I'm right here, go to sleep." Daiyu closed her eyes obediently, she Unable to resist the drowsiness at such a young age, Lin Yang fell asleep after a while. Lin Yang put her in the warm pavilion, tucked in the quilt, looked at Lin Yun who was still sleeping soundly, and gently pinched his face, " It’s really heart-warming.”

Jia Min also helped Lin Hai get dressed, and Lin Hai wanted to go to the outer courtyard to guard.Lin Yang looked at Lin Hai's thin body and pale face, and stopped him and said, "Father is not in good health yet. There are mothers and younger siblings in the inner courtyard and father needs to take care of them. I should go to the outer courtyard." Lin Yang continued to explain: "Fourth prince The target is just the palace gate, it will not attack people’s homes, at most there will be fleeing people, our family’s guards are enough to subdue them.”

After being persuaded by Lin Yang, Lin Hai changed his mind considering that his body could not support him, and put on Lin Yang a sable cloak with a fever inside and out. Lin Yang laughed and said, "This is not the cloak that mother made for father. Well, it’s cheaper for me.”

"Who said I gave it to you, but I lent you the cloak, and it will be exchanged intact later." Lin Hai glared at Lin Yang, although he was talking about the cloak, he was actually asking Lin Yang to be safe and sound.

Lin Yang understood what his father meant, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, father, there will definitely not be any damage that will make my father feel bad." Then he hurried to the outer courtyard.

Everyone in the Lin family knew that there was a rebellion in the capital, although they were afraid, but seeing that the masters were calm and calm, they did not panic at least, and no one dared to leave their posts without authorization.Lin Yang rushed to the flower hall in the front yard to meet the guests, and ordered all the stewards to be invited, and said: "Outside there are rebels and rioters in the street, but they have not yet entered the people's homes, but if they escape, their lives will not be saved." Yes. If you want to open the small door and escape, you must first weigh your own ability and see if you can beat the rebels."

"You don't have to panic too much. The capital is guarded by twelve guards. These rebels are nothing but a mob, and they will be subdued soon. You just need to stay in the mansion and prevent the youngsters from entering, and you will be safe and sound. .”

"Don't worry, when the matter is over, we won't treat you badly, and we will definitely reward those who are loyal." Lin Yang glanced around, "At that time, we will not treat people with two hearts lightly."

According to Lin Yang's order, all the stewards scattered around and led the guards to patrol.Chi Xiao came through again with the news that Jin Wuwei, Habayashi Wei and the four princes were fighting at the gate of the imperial city, and the outcome was undecided.Lin Yang continued to wait in the flower hall, and heard the rumbling sound again. He thought it was artillery. Seeing that the people around him showed fear and fear, Lin Yang said: "Only the people in the Fifth Army Battalion have artillery. It seems that reinforcements have arrived." I was relieved.

It wasn't until Yinzheng time that the movement outside calmed down. Hearing the uniform voices from outside, Lin Yang calmed down a bit, but he still didn't dare to relax. After all, there were still remnants of fleeing. Fortunately, Lin Yang arranged it properly. , caught a few remnants of evil, tied them up, and sent them to Shuntian government office at dawn.

Not long after, Mu Zheng hurried over in mourning attire. Seeing his attire, Lin Yang was shocked and said, "Don't tell me you still have to go to the palace to cry and mourn?" It is estimated that the corpses in front of the palace haven't been cleaned up yet. All civil and military officials are required to enter the palace.

Mu Zheng nodded: "The emperor didn't make a decree. Is there nothing wrong with your family?"

"I caught a few remnants, and I'm thinking of handing them over to Shuntian Mansion." Lin Yang handed him a bowl of ginseng soup.

Mu Zheng leaned forward and said, "Just leave them to me, and I'll deal with them for you." Lin Yang responded with a smile, and asked, "How are you? What's the situation in the palace?"

"I am the vanguard of the government army, and I will protect the emperor without any danger." Mu Zheng said, "Last night, the queen mother passed away, and all the princes and clans entered the palace. The four princes thought that they would be wiped out in one go. Wei and Tongzhou Wei evacuated the rear guard and left guard of the government army who obeyed the fourth prince, and assassinated the commander of the Fifth Army Battalion who had two minds, and gave the Shenji Battalion a secret decree." The emperor had already arranged everything in secret, and just waited. Watching his son with ulterior motives jump out.

Lin Yang didn't know whether to say that the fourth prince was stupid or that he was so courageous that he wanted to rebel with only two guards, thinking that the other ten guards were just for nothing.

Mu Zheng paused and said: "Originally, the Jinwu guards had almost killed the fourth prince's guards. The fourth prince clamored to see the emperor. When the emperor saw him, no one knew that the fourth prince violently wanted to hurt the emperor. Fortunately, the Eleventh Prince rescued him and saved the Emperor." Mu Zheng's expression was light, as if mocking.

Lin Yang asked: "The eleventh prince will save you, will the emperor change his mind?" Mu Zheng shook his head: "No, the queen mother held the hands of the seventh prince and the seventh prince's concubine before she died, and heard the emperor say that the seventh prince is Good boy, the queen passed away when he taught him well. The clan has heard the words of the emperor and will not change it easily. Moreover," Lin Yang only heard Mu Zheng snort coldly, "Where is the tenth place? A prince wanted to save him, so it was clearly the emperor who asked him to save him."

Lin Yang understood what Mu Zheng meant, and couldn't help but feel chills at the emperor's cruelty. He even used his own son to save his own life. Tiger poison doesn't eat its own son.Mu Zheng continued: "The emperor drew his sword and beheaded the fourth prince with his own hands, and the fourth prince's mansion was also dealt with by Jin Yiwei."

The two were silent. After a while, Mu Zheng got up and said: "It's time to enter the palace. The emperor still let all the officials enter the palace. Maybe it's not because he wanted to make an example of others. In a few days, he should deal with other people." , it must be bloody again at that time. It may not be a bad thing for the emperor to ask my uncle to reflect on himself at home, just to avoid this storm."

The emperor didn't deal with anyone, only let Lin Hai recuperate at home and reflect on himself. It seemed that the emperor had left him idle, and now it seemed that the emperor wanted Lin Hai to stay out of the matter. Lin Yang didn't think it was the emperor's kindness. Yang Ke realized that the emperor above was very cold-blooded, presumably the emperor had other arrangements for Lin Hai.

Lin Yang's idea was confirmed on the third day, when Wang Quan, the emperor's personal eunuch, delivered an oral order.