The Red Chamber Collection

The joining of the emperor dispelled this topic.It's hard for anyone to mention it again.

Daiyu came out of the palace and said to Yanzi: "I want to go back early. There are many things in the mansion. The victims are still there. With Wang Guanjia alone, I can't be busy. Now the Suzhou merchants have invested in shares, and the number has increased to six people, raising 40 yuan. Ten thousand taels. I can't let this money idle, since they trust me, I have to earn money for them."

"Since you're here, don't be in a hurry for the next few days. I'll gather all the sisters and serve you wine to calm your surprise." Yanzi whispered in Daiyu's ear, "If others don't come, Sixth Brother must come! "

Daiyu pushed Yanzi away: "What time is it, you are still joking with me. I am going to leave now!"

Zijuan hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "Princess, the young master is still outside. How can Miss be at ease?!"

"Hey, did you tell me earlier! Well, I won't keep you either."

The next morning, Daiyu was about to leave.Suddenly I saw my father-in-law came to pass Daiyu into the palace!

Everyone is surprised, enter the palace?See the emperor? !Swallow hurriedly asked four children, three children and five children to go with Daiyu. If there was anything wrong, one of them would go back to the house to report.

Daiyu followed her father-in-law to the palace, where all the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were there.Daiyu greeted the emperor, and the emperor said: "Little girl, get up now. I have invited you here today, and I just want to hear about the disaster situation in Suzhou?"

Daiyu said: "This year's floods came at an untimely time. The crops are ripe, but it has been raining for nearly a month. The rice has swelled and moldy, some have sprouted, and some have turned black. They don't even eat livestock. Now hungry people are everywhere. Some went to other places to beg."

The emperor said: "Then how about you?"

"I'm fine here!"

"What a good way, you should explain clearly."

"Near the people around Minnv's house, the common people have never gone outside to beg!"

"Why? Could it be that other places are poor, but your place is rich?"

Seeing what the emperor asked Daiyu in Zhongtang, he was tired of hearing it.Then he said to Daiyu: "You and the emperor won't finish talking in one breath?! Above the court. There are still many important national affairs to be discussed. Your lords are very busy."

Daiyu knew in her heart what the emperor wanted to do.However, she didn't want the emperor to meddle in her own affairs.However, he recruited himself when all the ministers were in court.Daiyu thought of the crisis of the stone and the dangers of the past.If it weren't for the swallows to help everywhere.I'm afraid I don't know if I live on the street.Think about it.Daiyu went all out.

He said: "Your Majesty, Lord Zhongtang. Before the disaster comes, the women have made a plan. The women have never broken five thousand taels of silver. I am afraid that when the disaster comes, they will be helpless. Now there are thousands of people in the house who want to Eat. Second, the refugees in the vicinity will inevitably steal and rob if they are hungry. Murder will inevitably happen. Therefore." Daiyu paused.

"So what?" The emperor hurriedly said, "Go ahead!"

"At the beginning of the disaster, Minnv negotiated with the people in the mansion. Meat was reduced or exempted, and a little bit was saved. The savings were used to help the people. Minnv set up three large pots and had two porridge a day. And strong men and women. One Three meals a day with dry food?"

"Why is that?" Zhongtang said.

"Because these people have to work hard. Our Lin Mansion has always been able to help the people, but we don't support lazy people! These people have food and are willing to work with the people in my mansion to dig ditches for drainage, build roads, and dredge rivers. Now the heavy rain has stopped early. The straw in my field has been cleared, the manure has been put on the ground, and the seeds have been sown. Now these people are waiting. They are watering the garden and cultivating seedlings. Women who can be women are working in the workshop."

"What about the old man and the child?"

"Old people and children are all in the temporary tents set up in the mansion. They have two meals a day. They are managed by special personnel. Some elderly people are still in good health and ask to help in the vegetable field. I agree. The elderly's activities are also good for their bodies It's good. Now, the rivers are full of water, and I let everyone who can catch fish go fishing to improve everyone's food."

"Then how can your Lin family have so much food? There are so many victims, and the money in your hands is limited!" Lingnan Prince said.

"My lord, the food in my mansion is gone in less than two weeks. Before I came, I had already purchased 80 catties of grain from Suzhou grain merchants for the people!"

"Where did you get so much money? I heard that the price of grain has been driven up, several times the usual level." The emperor said again.

"There are now more than 300 workshops in the hands of the women. The silk and satin produced are mostly sold in the capital. This is a big income. Then there is the livestock breeding. Now the catastrophe has no effect. Thanks to these experts in the government. Sell ​​these livestock, chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and sheep to Suzhou City. These incomes are not small. The emperor asked about the price of grain. The daughter of the people went to negotiate with the grain merchant. If he does not lower the price, I said that next year I will be crushed His grain store. I will never show mercy to such a profiteer. Fortunately, he succumbed. I have several thousand acres of land in my hand, and I will sell it as it is. After all, he is not my opponent. Besides, I agree He added 10 taels of shares and wrote an inscription for him. Then he sold the grain to Minnv at a fair price. Now the businessmen in Suzhou alone have invested 40 taels of shares, so Minnv believes that the victims around can survive this cold winter !"

After Daiyu finished speaking, the palace was in an uproar.The emperor sat in the hall and listened to the discussion.After a while, the emperor said: "My dear friends, stop for a while! Hao Ming, Governor of Xuanliangjiang!"

"Governor of Xuanliangjiang, Hao Ming, has an audience!" There was a lot of announcements outside.

After a while, Hao Ming hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "Governor of Liangjiang, Hao Ming, please greet the emperor, and may my emperor live forever!"

"Get up!" The emperor said: "Master Zhang, do you know this woman standing next to you?"

Hao Ming turned around and saw that it was Daiyu, so he hurriedly saluted Daiyu.Said to the emperor: "This is the famous frown and frown of our two rivers!"

"Oh?! Now that you know, the little girl is giving porridge to the people in Suzhou, you know all about it?"

"Go back to the emperor, you know all this!"

"Everyone knows? Then you officials, what have you done for disaster relief?"

"Return to the emperor, the lower officials go down to inspect the disaster situation every day, and urge local officials to fulfill their duties and provide relief to the people!"

"Then I would like to ask you, besides the Wangjiazhuang area, are there any other people who go out to beg for food?"

"Returning to the emperor, the lower officials dare not hide the report. It is true that apart from the Wangjiazhuang area, there are many places to go out to beg. However, there are people from below to report. Although the entire village of Linjiazhuang has encountered a disaster that is rare in a century, it is self-reliant. No one has ever gone out to beg."

"Oh?" The emperor said: "Then where is the Lin Family Manor? Hair, do you know?"

"Reporting to the emperor, the Lin family village is the ancestral home of the daughters of the people."

"Oh? Have you ever returned to Lin's Village?!"

"Reporting to the emperor, before the disaster came, the daughter of the people once went to move into the ancestral tomb for her parents' tomb."

"Then do you have any relief for the Lin family village?"

"After the disaster came, the patriarch of the Lin surname came to me, and I donated food on a monthly basis. Now, the Lin family village has entered the Lin Mansion. Now it is in accordance with the mansion's regulations. The daily food is the same as that of the people in the mansion!"

"Master Hao, did you hear that?!"

Sweat came down Hao Ming's face immediately.The emperor scolded angrily: "It's such a great achievement. You said you went on inspections, how did I hear that. Wherever you go, the local officials treat you warmly?! Do you know what the masters and servants in the whole house eat? Meals are less than before. It’s rare to see a meal of meat in a week. With the income of the Lin family, isn’t it affordable to eat delicacies every day?!”

Daiyu sees the emperor scolding Hao Ming angrily.Daiyu didn't know who said that Hao Ming also angrily reprimanded the officials below.It is also because he is eating and drinking everywhere he goes.

Daiyu didn't speak when she saw everyone.Then he said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the girl has something to say to Master Hao!"

"Xiao'er, it's okay for you to say it!" said the emperor.

Daiyu owed Hao Ming and said, "Thank you Master Hao for the 1 taels of silver. For this disaster relief, Master Hao can be regarded as a meritorious service!"

"Hair, what's going on?" the emperor asked suspiciously.

"Going back to the emperor, when the catastrophe came, Lord Hao ordered his young lady, Hao Renyuan, to come to the mansion and give 1 taels of silver to Shao'er."

"Is this really the case?!"

"Your Majesty, how dare a commoner girl deceive the Emperor?!"

It turned out that when Hao Ming learned that Daiyu's mansion gave out porridge to help the people, he would definitely not be rich.Showing kindness to a crisis place is easier to remember.Therefore, in the name of Hao Renyuan going to Linfu Garden to play, he sent 1 taels of silver along the way.

The Eighth Prince said to Hao Ming: "Are you flattering this Gege?"

Daiyu had never met the prince before, so she smiled and said, "Master Hao sent 1 taels of silver. I dare not speculate on its intentions. But sister Hao Renyuan made it clear that this is for the benefit of the people, not for money. Elsewhere. As for Mr. Hao currying favor with women, it’s really a joke, and it’s hard for women to agree. Min women have no merits and no official titles, how to curry favor with women? I don’t know where does your lord start talking about it?”

"Then let me ask you, if he doesn't curry favor with you, Hao Ming will invest 1 taels of silver in the Lin family? You have a princess backing you up. I heard that you are very proud?!" The Eighth Prince sneered.

"This lord?"

"Hey!" Prince Zhongshun stood up and said with a smile: "Gege, this is the Eighth Prince, who has made great achievements in battle. You must be careful with your words! This king kindly reminds me!"

"Oh! It turned out to be the Eighth Prince! Disrespect, disrespect! The girls are being polite here! Since the Eighth Prince mentioned shares, I want to ask, Prince Zhongshun, are you also trying to curry favor with the girls? Then Prince Xi, you use to curry favor with the people. Girl? They all have shares in my place! Listening to the meaning of the Eighth Prince, you want to ask the criminal girl?!"

"Where do I dare to blame you?! You have made the swallow so daring and reckless, you don't pay attention to the princes. The swallow can do whatever it wants, which prince is not afraid? She is Princess Gu Lun. She was just naughty in the first place, but she swore to you After the sisters, you made more nonsense. What do you think of the royal family? In front of the people in the market? I want to ask, what is your intention?"

The Eighth Prince's words stunned all the ministers.The emperor likes frowns, and the ministers all understand.But the Eighth Prince is a meritorious veteran, and now the Holy Majesty's face is embarrassing, but no one dares to intervene!

I saw Daiyu calmly said: "I heard that the Eighth Prince means that the daughters of the people are about to rebel. You and the princess will do well! Lead the rebels to the court. Eighth Prince, other than that, Minnv really can't think of any crimes worthy of death, the Eighth Prince might as well throw it out together! Lest Minnv speculate wildly!"

"Bold Thief?"

"Eighth Prince, please use your words properly! People's daughters are not talented, but don't insult their ancestors." Daiyu was angry: "Let me ask the Eighth Prince, who is the thief girl? I think of my father, who is the former court's Tanhua, who loves me." Point Yangzhou to inspect salt censors. I was rewarded by the first emperor. I think my ancestors, although they are the family of Shilu, are also the family of scholars. The daughters of the people have been taught by their fathers since they were young, to be upright. Why did the Eighth Prince insult people like this? What kind of consideration?"

"You, you are bold!" The Eighth Prince was trembling with anger, and he stared at Daiyu: "Okay, let me say something wrong. Then let me ask you. You took the criminal minister Jia Yucun in the mansion, is there such a thing?" ?”

"The Eighth Prince cares a lot!" Daiyu raised her head and looked at the Eighth Prince.

"Don't interrupt, yes or no?"

"Have!"

"What's the purpose of keeping the guilty minister?"

"Teacher for one day, father for life! Is it wrong for daughters of the people to respect their fathers? Mr. made a mistake, and the crime is corruption! The first emperor has punished him. He was demoted to a commoner. Is it according to the Eighth Prince's will? I want to chase and kill him What? Anyone who interacts with him has intentions? Minnv told the Eighth Prince that Minnv's intention is. Although Mr. has had experience, he is a rare person who is well-educated today. Minnv asked Mr. to study and teach in the mansion to achieve talent. Make the best use of it, hoping to export more talents for the country. It will be of great benefit to the Qing Dynasty! Does the Eighth Prince want to attack?! I want to ask the Eighth Prince, what is your intention?"

The Eighth Prince was speechless when asked.Mr. Zhongtang saw Daiyu aggressive.Then he scolded angrily: "Bold, how dare you be so disrespectful to the prince! Are you guilty?"

"It's disrespectful to be reasonable?! Lord Zhongtang, the status of women is inferior. Could it be that women didn't show respect to the Eighth Prince?! Women want to ask Lord Zhongtang for advice. What is disrespect? Is there such a thing as respect in this world? The Qing Dynasty can prosper today, the former emperor and the current emperor, which one is not convincing people with reason? Could it be that the heyday of the Qing Dynasty came because the Eighth Prince slandered innocent people?"

"You, you?" Zhongtang pointed at Daiyu, but couldn't speak.The emperor sat on it.Poker face.In my heart, I was applauding for Daiyu.I hate that Daiyu is a daughter and cannot be an official for the court.Otherwise, it must be reused.

"The late emperor ordered you not to enter the palace. Now that the late emperor is not here, you ignore the late emperor's words. Are you guilty?" The Eighth Prince refused to let Daiyu go, pressing her every step of the way.

"Does the Eighth Prince mean to punish the Empress Dowager?!" Daiyu looked at the Eighth Prince and said to the officials: "The king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die! The father wants the son to die, and the son has to die! The Queen Mother's biography Is it possible that the people's daughters will go against the Queen Mother's will? When the first emperor was around, he gave this command to the people's daughters. Not only the current emperor and queen mother, but also many people are there. Could it be that the queen mother doesn't know this will? Why is the queen mother The eighth prince should also care about the daughters of the people? I don’t understand why the eighth prince is at the top of the court, and he wants to force the girls every step of the way, and he wants to kill the girls and hurry up?”

Daiyu stared at the Eighth Prince, and the Eighth Prince anxiously scratched his ears, the generals on the battlefield would not listen to the words of the princess.The princess repeatedly warned him not to mess with Daiyu.He doesn't believe in this evil!Now that I have learned the lesson, I regret it in my heart.

Daiyu did not let him go, and said to the ministers: "If the Eighth Prince refuses to answer, then I will answer for the prince. I think Princess Yanzi is used to messing around, and she loves swords and swords in her life. All the princes must know the princess. This habit! She would rather exchange half of her family property for the male and female swords of the Eighth Prince, which shows how obsessed the princess is. In order to beat Princess Yanzi, the Eighth Prince went to the Queen Mother to sue, and the Queen Mother had no choice but to take the Princess. I opened the knife to kill Yanzi's so-called arrogance. I want to say something to the Eighth Prince. This princess is just a child in his heart. Is it enough to threaten your Eighth Prince? For a sword, the prince wasted so much time here. If If it spreads out, people will say that the Eighth Prince is too petty?! As an elder, the prince, because of a sword, caused a quarrel with the princess, which is known to everyone in the ruling and opposition circles. Wouldn't it insult the Eighth Prince's reputation?!"

All the ministers laughed and discussed after hearing this.Eighth Prince Khan began to come down.I didn't even know that I would be such a person, but after Daiyu said so, it was true!

Seeing the embarrassment of the Eighth Prince, the Emperor hurriedly stopped everyone and said, "Quiet! Eighth Prince, the swallow wants your sword, is there such a thing?"

The Eighth Prince scratched his head and said: "Your Majesty, there is such a thing."

The emperor laughed loudly: "This swallow dares to snatch food from the tiger's mouth. It's really daring. Dear friends, you don't know, but I know. The Eighth Prince regards the sword as life!"

All the ministers burst into laughter when they heard this.The emperor saw that the Eighth Prince's face had turned and he became gentle.Cai said: "Eighth Prince, it's good to express your doubts about Yan'er in your heart now, but it's not good to keep it in your heart. It's just that you, a military commander, use too rough words to a woman. You have to apologize to Yan'er!"

"This!" The Eighth Prince looked at Daiyu hesitantly and said, "Xiao'er, I am so confused! I misunderstood you!"

Daiyu said: "Minnv has suffered so many grievances, but she won't accept a verbal apology. Minnv is a businessman, the prince understands!"

"Ah, that's it. Tell me! How much do you want, my lord, I promise you!"

"Is this true?"

"I am a majestic prince, how can talking be a joke?!"

"Well, I want the Eighth Prince's life!"

The court was in an uproar, and even the emperor's face changed. L