Practical Life in the Red Mansion

Lin Hai smiled and sent Wang Quan out in person, and asked Jia Min to arrange the reward, but his face sank when there was no one else in the room. Emperor Kang Qing set him on fire, and first let him fall into life Zhiyou brought him up again in person, which is similar to Tang Gaozong's sealing of Li Ji.

Reusing Lin Hai when the throne changes, making Lin Hai his loyal minister, the new emperor will definitely dislike Lin Hai, in order to maintain his status, Lin Hai can only be more loyal to Emperor Kangqing, and Lin Hai can't take refuge in the new emperor, Because everyone in the world knows that you, Lin Hai, were promoted by Emperor Kangqing, and if you join the new emperor, you will become a villain at both ends of the first mouse.But after the death of Emperor Kangqing, waiting for Lin Hai can only be fate and can only depend on the kindness of the new emperor.

Lin Hai couldn't help being full of resentment towards Emperor Kang Qing. He worked hard in Jiangnan to balance the salt tax in Jiangnan, which not only increased tax revenue for the treasury, but also raised money for his private treasury, but in the end he would still be used by him to this point.Presumably, for the sake of the Zhen family's loyalty to him, he would also keep the Zhen family safe.

Yang Xi patted him on the shoulder and persuaded him: "Okay, it's not like you don't know our emperor's temperament, he is mean and ungrateful. But fortunately, he must not know that you have taken refuge with the Seventh Prince." At the end, he was already gloating Got up, "He originally wanted to choose a prince who was cowardly and easy to control. I don't know what will happen when he knows the temperament of the seventh prince."

The Seventh Prince and other princes and elders knelt at the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and begged Emperor Kangqing to take back the imperial decree, but Emperor Kangqing refused and announced an even more shocking decision: the first day of June was the grand ceremony of passing on the throne, and he himself abdicated as the emperor. The last emperor still called himself "Zhen", and the edict was called "Imperial Decree".

The most important thing is that the emperor only deals with "ordinary events". Important military and state affairs and the appointment and dismissal of officials are handled by the Supreme Emperor himself, and officials who are appointed to the fourth rank or above must go to the Supreme Emperor to thank him. The hall listened to the "instructions" of the Supreme Emperor.

When the emperor's decree was spread, Lin Yang couldn't help complaining that this is not to continue to be emperor, but to change his title, to control the military and political power, and even the emperor's palace, the Yangxin Palace, is not going to be given to the new emperor, the new emperor and his family. The family lived in the East Palace, the former prince's palace, and the new emperor was an emperor.

People from the Seventh Prince’s faction were outraged upon hearing this, but the Seventh Prince wrote a letter to decline, to the effect that he was still young and had limited knowledge and experience, so he was more willing to serve the Emperor day and night, listen to the Emperor’s teachings, and ask Father to treat the Emperor to the end. One should wait for the emperor to be a hundred years old if he wants to be in Zen.In short, the emperor has only reached his sixtieth year, and his glory has not diminished. He asked the emperor to continue to preside over the government, with a very low profile.

The courtiers also wrote letters one after another saying that Emperor Kangqing should be on the throne for a long time after winning the hearts of the people in the world, and some said that the abdication ceremony should be held "once his life span reaches the end of his life".

Emperor Kangqing was very satisfied with the attitude of his son and courtiers, and announced: "After returning to the government, how can we ignore all important military and state affairs and employment and administration? You should still give advice personally, and the heir emperor will listen to the instructions day and night. , In the future, you will know what you have inherited, so that you will not miss it.”

On the first day of June, a grand succession ceremony was held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Emperor Kangqing took the throne. There was a worship mat on the ground in front of the throne. On the east side of the throne were the imperial edicts and the emperor's jade seal. The seven princes stood on the west side. At that time, the guards and ministers were separated inside and outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the civil and military officials in the square in front of the main hall were divided into divisions according to the principle of Wendongwuxi.

Emperor Kang Qing handed over the imperial edict and the jade seal engraved with the emperor's treasure to the seventh prince who was kneeling respectfully at his feet, and the seventh prince was considered to have sat on the throne.After the completion of the ceremony, Emperor Kangqing returned to the palace, and the new emperor ascended the throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, receiving congratulations from the officials.Lin Hai is naturally also listed.

After listening to his father's description, Lin Yang complained from the bottom of his heart that the enthronement ceremony was only once in a lifetime, so shabby, the Seventh Prince was too aggrieved to get the throne.

The new emperor ascended the throne and issued three decrees. The first one was to confer the concubines of the Supreme Emperor, posthumously confer the titles of Empress Yang and his own biological mother, and confer the concubine Zhen Guifei as the imperial concubine.The second decree is to confer posthumous titles on the four princes and canonize the brothers. The adults will be princes, and the minors will be county kings, all of whom will stay in Beijing.The third decree is to open Enke with September [-].

These three decrees have earned the new emperor a good reputation. The courtiers all praised the new emperor for being a kind-hearted man, and the people also thanked the new emperor for opening Enke.

Lin Hai wanted to enter the palace to pay homage, and Jia Min also entered the palace to pay homage. Only imperial orders can enter the inner hall to have an audience, and imperial orders beyond the second rank can only look at the queen from a distance outside the hall.

Both parents entered the palace, and Lin Yang was left to look at his younger brother and younger sister. Lin Yun sat on the swing in the yard, listening to the drums and noise outside, showing curiosity, and said to Lin Yang: "I heard that today's day It's the enthronement ceremony, I heard it's very lively today, I heard that many people went out to watch it, I heard..."

Lin Yang couldn't help complaining: "There are so many stories, who did you listen to?" Lin Yun looked left and right, pointed at the swing with his finger, and said, "Brother, don't you want to go out and have a look?"

Lin Yang suppressed a smile and said: "Father and mother said that there are too many people on the street today, so we are not allowed to go out. If something happens, the gain will not be worth the loss." Lin Yun's small face drooped.

While talking, I saw Daiyu coming over with a happy face, looked at Lin Yun's expression and said: "Didn't you say that you are going to go out, why is my brother not happy?"

Only then did Lin Yun realize that Lin Yang was teasing him, and couldn't help muttering: "Brother lied to me again." Lin Yang glared at him: "Where did I lie to you, everything is the truth. If you I won't take you there." Lin Yang turned his head to look at Daiyu, and immediately praised with a smile on his face: "Yanyan's outfit looks even more cute and cute."

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, and asked again: "Is it okay for us to go out without telling our parents like this?" I feel that a grand event like the enthronement ceremony may only be met once in a lifetime, and it would be a pity if I didn't go.Although Daiyu is a boudoir girl, the atmosphere in Beijing is relatively open and less restrictive to women, and secondly, she is not too old.

Lin Yang spoke. Although Lin An, the big housekeeper, got orders from his master, he couldn't forcefully stop Lin Yang, so he could only follow along bitterly.

The new emperor will sit on the imperial chariot and parade on several streets near the palace, which means that all people celebrate and have fun with the people. Therefore, these streets are sealed off, and only restaurants on the street are allowed to open.The closest to Lin's house is Ping'an Street, and Lin Yang booked a private room by the window in advance.The carriages and horses of the Lin family parked directly in the backyard of the restaurant, and entered the private room without going through the lobby and up the stairs. Besides, Daiyu was still wearing a veiled hat.

It was the first time for Lin Yang and the others to see such a grand scene. Dragon and lion dances had already started on the street, and there were noisy sounds everywhere. Protecting him so that he would not fall, Daiyu could only peek through the gap behind the window.

After an hour passed, the emperor's imperial chariot turned around. Lin Yun couldn't help but feel disappointed when he saw this. He couldn't see the appearance of the people inside from above. Daiyu comforted him and said, "You can see it when you win the number one prize in the future. Only then did Lin Yun become happy, counting with his fingers when he would be admitted to the first prize.

Lin Yang was about to take his younger siblings home when he heard noises coming from the room next door. Lin Yang frowned and asked his younger siblings to take them with him in the room, and sent Sanqi to investigate.

It turned out that the noble son next door started a fight with a drink and didn't know what to say. The person who fought was not a stranger, but Xue Pan. Lin Yang thought to himself that he was the most troublesome person in the red building, and left The nature of father Xue's discipline has leaked out again.Sanqi also mentioned that there were people from Jia's family, and Lin Yang felt even more tired, so he decided to take shelter in the private room first, and when the matter calmed down, he went back, so as not to bump into him.

Who knew that the commotion was getting louder and louder, and they even moved their fists and feet, with the sound of cups and plates breaking, tables and chairs colliding, Daiyu was listening to her little face pale, Lin Yang comforted: "It's okay, you can't come into our private room , and someone will deal with it after a while."

But the longer Lin Yang waited, the more unsightly his complexion was because the imperial chariot had passed, the Habayashi guards had also withdrawn, the shops on the street were also open, and there were more people on the street. Fortunately, soldiers came from outside. scolding.

Sanqi told Lin Yang about the situation outside, and Lin Yang was a little strange, the people who came were wearing armor, presumably they were members of the Twelve Guards, but shouldn't the person in charge of public security in Beijing be from the Wucheng Bingmasi.Lin Yang was wondering when he heard a knock on the door. He comforted his siblings behind the screen and walked over.

The person who came was Mu Zheng. Lin Yang let him in and asked, "Why are you here?" Mu Zheng was in the vanguard of the government army and should protect the emperor personally. How could he manage the fights in the restaurant? thing.

Mu Zheng closed the door, let the guards stand at the door, and revealed the identities of those people. It turned out that they were all descendants of the new emperor's brother faction.Only then did Lin Yang understand that Mu Zheng intended to make things worse, and tomorrow the new emperor was hinting at the impeachment of these officials by the imperial censor for not being strict with their children, so he took the opportunity to deal with these officials.

Lin Yun behind the screen heard Mu Zheng's voice, and said pleasantly, "Brother Mu is here." Then he ran out regardless of Daiyu's obstruction.

Mu Zheng was a little surprised and asked, "Your brother brought you out?"

"Yes, not only brought me out, but also brought out my sister." Hearing that Lin Yang also brought Daiyu out, Mu Zheng gave Lin Yang a reproachful look.

Hearing her younger brother mentioning herself, Daiyu couldn't sit inside, so she came out wearing a veiled hat to greet Mu Zheng.Seeing Daiyu, Mu Zheng smiled and said, "I haven't seen my sister for a long time, but she has grown a lot taller." He stretched out his hand and gestured.Daiyu also saw Mu Zheng often when she was a child, and he often sent things to the house. She had long regarded Mu Zheng as an older brother, and said with a smile: "Have I grown up?"

Mu Zheng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Lin Yang's heavy coughing, Lin Yang said: "Sister, take Brother Yun to stay inside first, I have something to say." After dismissing Daiyu and the reluctant Lin Yun.

Then Mu Zheng said: "I'll arrange some people to take you back." Lin Yang thanked him for his kindness without refusing.

When the three returned home, Lin Hai and Jia Min had already returned, and they were worried and angry at the behavior of the three sneaking out, but Lin Yun was young and Daiyu was a girl, so Lin Yang could only be punished , fined him to kneel in the ancestral hall for a day and a night and was not allowed to eat.