Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

The lights in the hall were flickering, flickering.The emperor had been sitting there looking at the memorial on the table for an hour.

The hundreds of memorials on the table are all recommended for storage, but the emperor feels a headache every time he looks at it.

Prince Situ Ang made a big mistake, and his virtue was bad, so he abolished the crown prince in a fit of anger, but after the abolition of the crown prince, he felt heartbroken again.The crown prince has no mother, and he was sealed up as soon as he was one year old, and he has personally disciplined him for the past thirty years.When the prince was three or four years old, he hugged the child and taught him how to read and write. When he was old, he personally arranged for a palace teacher, for fear that he would be even slightly wronged.Yes, the prince's virtue is not good, even if he is the emperor, he can't keep his position, but when he thinks of Situ Ang, his heart throbs.

Among the papers in front of him, there are one, three, four, five princes recommended, but there is no one Situ Ang, how can it not make him feel sad?

His angry words that day were originally intended for the ministers in court, but what happened now?In just half a month, even the officials in Sichuan and Guangdong offered to recommend the prince. If they said that they did not form a party, who would believe it?I casually flipped through the booklets in front of me, and the four princes recommended the most, with more than 200 books, followed by the eldest prince, with [-] or [-] books, and the fifth prince had [-] or [-] books, only the third prince Situ Sheng had at least a dozen books, and judging from the location or origin of those officials, they were all from both sides of the Yellow River. Situ Sheng owed their lives to them or their families, and it was not an exaggeration to recommend them.

This is still the remaining memorials after excluding those low-ranking and low-ranking officials. If the memorials of officials below the fifth rank are included, there are more than 1000 memorials. I have never seen them care so much about government affairs. Now Now it's exciting.

The officials who wrote the two hundred memorials for the four princes knew what was going on just by looking at their surnames. Most of them were surnamed Chu, Yang, and Liu. There is an in-law relationship. For example, Cao Zhang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, his wife is surnamed Yang, and she is also one of the wings of the fourth prince.

The more than 100 volumes written by the eldest prince are basically written by honorable nobles.He thought that Zhenguo Bull's house was a good one, but now he saw that it was no different, and it was their house that danced the most vigorously.Although the first prince's memorial is less than that of the fourth prince, it is full of weight. Seven families of the four kings, eight princes and twelve families have guaranteed the eldest prince's succession. Looking at the memorial below, although Zhen Yingjia and Lin Hai didn't say it clearly, but in this statement The meaning outside the words is to ask the emperor to choose the eldest prince, the elder, who is the elder among the princes, isn't it the eldest prince!It's just...it's shameless!

Zhen Yingjia's old mother was her own nanny, so the Zhen family had a good reputation, and the brothers of the Zhen family were also conferred official positions by him, so Zhen Yingjia, who was only an ordinary person, became the president of the Jinling Tiren Institute. Own unconventional promotion?The same is true for Lin Hai, his father died early, leaving only orphans and widows, and he was promoted by himself to make him sit in the fat position of inspector and censor.These two people were supposed to be his confidantes, impartial, but now they voted for the boss, are they blind or rotten?My confidant surrendered to his son before he died, isn't this cursing him to die? !

I don't even think about who put on their official skins. Since the emperor can reward them with high officials and rich salary, can't they be punished with nothing?

The fifth prince's faction is basically the power of his mother's family, whether it is the Hanlin Academy, the Yushitai, or... the Imperial College.Opening a book casually, Guozijian offered wine to Li Shouzhong, but the emperor clearly remembered that Li Shouzhong's daughter married to Rongguo Mansion a while ago.This matter would not have caused him to know about it, but the Rongguo Mansion made it clear that the fact that relatives violated filial piety when they were keeping their filial piety, and a censor reported a memorial to him, so he also had an impression.This Li Shouzhong is actually a member of the Fifth Prince, if it wasn't for this memorial, he really wouldn't have noticed it.Since he belongs to the fifth prince, what happened to his in-laws, the Jia family?

It stands to reason that nobles like the Jia family have always gotten along well with the eldest prince, so they should be pawns under the eldest prince's command. This time, the in-laws of the Jia family, Wang family historians, also recommended the eldest prince as the superior.But it's fun, it's fun, no one in the entire Jia family has a copy!

Jia's family has two state mansions. Although they have fallen, there are still a first-class general, a third-class general, and a sixth-rank mansion in charge of the Ministry of Industry. It's not bad for the family with the remaining title.But Chen Ruiwen from the Chen family, and Ma Shang from the Ma family all submitted papers to recommend the eldest prince, why did the Jia family do nothing?Could it be that the Jia family intends to step on two boats because they have joined Li Shouzhong to join the banner of the Fifth Prince?Do they still have the guts?

Hmph, none of them are good things!

The emperor flicked his sleeves and went back to the palace to rest.What's the big deal?Let's wait until his anger subsides.

The emperor wanted to wait until he calmed down, but the officials didn't know that dozens of hundreds of copies of the memorial to request the establishment of the reserve were submitted every day, and the imperial case was almost buried.It can't be blamed for their lack of winks. This is what Conglong Zhigong did in one fell swoop. For the prosperity and wealth of the whole family, these ministers will fight desperately.

Today's temper is getting worse and worse these days. One of the eunuchs in Qianqing Palace has never been scolded by him. There must be a few who have become Komashang's punching bag.The only thing that made the emperor feel better in the past few days was the memorial presented by Prince Rui Situ Sheng, the memorial had only one central idea, can you change Situ Ang to a better place to live?It would be even better if it could be released.

If the boss, the fourth, and the fifth said this, the emperor might still be muttering. After all, the prince and these brothers have always been at odds. They said this with a bit of scheming meaning, but the third is different.When Situ Sheng was young, he was often bullied by his boss, and when he was a little older, he almost died of illness because of his fourth and fifth son's affairs, but his relationship with the prince was good.Although it's a bit hypocritical to say that being brothers and sisters is a bit hypocritical, and the prince doesn't think much of this younger brother who comes from a humble background, but among the brothers, the prince is really the only one who doesn't bully the third child casually, and occasionally rewards the third child when he is in a good mood. He said a few words.

When Situ Ang was imprisoned, it was said that he was not allowed to go out, but he did not say that others were not allowed to visit.But among the other brothers, only the youngest had visited the prince, and he wrote this memorial as soon as he came back.The article was written very emotionally and sadly. It would be unbelievable to say that the third child and the prince have no brotherhood at all.Can you write such an article without emotion?If there is no sincerity in the words of "stand alone, the shadow is inseparable", how can it be used?

Situ Sheng said that his memorial was caught by Jiang Yuan, and he really couldn't write such an emotional article.Jiang Yuan said that "Chen Qing Biao" is indeed a wonderful article through the ages, and a few random sentences can be used to make the finishing point...

No matter what, the emperor has made up his mind to insist that Qingshan will not relax, and no one can persuade him. I just don't want to set up a reserve. If you have the ability, you can kill a few in the Jinluan Palace!I will demote anyone who doesn't dare to be killed in the memorial!The emperor demoted 12 officials at one go, and sat on the Golden Luan Hall waiting for the ministers below to hit the pillars, but would they dare?

Ahem, those ministers really dare not kill them.If this is recorded in the annals of history, it would not be a very pleasant name, and it is not an act of Jie and Zhou not to set up a crown prince.This group of ministers immediately withered, and the Li Chu turmoil eventually became a farce.

On the surface, none of the four princes took advantage of it. The emperor also released Situ Ang from the palace and locked him in a courtyard outside the imperial city. It seemed that nothing had changed, but Situ Sheng knew that the emperor remembered him inside. good.If none of the courtiers recommended him, it would be too deliberate, so Situ Sheng only asked a dozen officials from both sides of the Yellow River to submit the papers, and his own memorial to catch the knife in Jiangyuan was the most immediate.

As expected, Situ Ang was placed in a different place by the emperor, which showed that his memorial was very much in line with the emperor's wishes. Now, although he treats everyone equally in name and doesn't express anything, Liu Fang, Minister of the Ministry of War, has retired at this time!Why did he retire early and never retire at this time?At this time, although Jiang Yuan was still named Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, the power he controlled was the entire Ministry of War. Even the Minister of the Ministry of War in the past did not have as much power as him. Whoever let the Ministry of War controlled by three people in the past is now the only one who has the final say. Well, isn't that cheap?

As for the other three princes, although there is nothing on the surface, they were all reprimanded by the Ministry of Industry and Rites, and the books presented by the fifth prince Situ Yi only got the sentence "put your mind on the business", so all three of them were disappointed. , he was the only one who received the Sacred Heart.

Jiang Yuan showed him a detailed summary table, which listed the position transfers of many noble generals who were suspected to be related to the first prince and the children of the family who were related to the fourth prince.These officials were originally officials in a rich land. Although they are not officials in the capital, they are far away from the emperor, and their purses are even more rounded. However, since the San Francisco rebellion four years ago, the emperor has been in the city little by little. The generals were transferred, and the generals were placed in the Yunnan-Guizhou area where there was no war but it was prone to acclimatization and miasma. The children of the aristocratic families were resettled in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan...the undeveloped backcountry.

These places are not as prosperous as they are in modern times. The ethnic minorities in the Yunnan-Guizhou area are very obedient, but after all, it has not been developed there, and it still looks like a tropical rainforest. When they got there, they fell seriously ill, and many talents died in office soon after.As for Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Hainan, it has not yet reached the period of great voyages. The level of sea-going ships can only go to Japan, North Korea, or Qixiang at most, and they are still traveling around the island chains that are relatively close to the land. , There is no way to realize ocean voyage at all.Most of these provinces became rich as ports after the development of the Great Navigation, and they were vigorously developed by the imperial court. Now the Great Navigation does not exist, the population is small, and the land is barren. It is an exaggeration to say that it is a barren land, but it is not. Any good place is the first choice for demoting officials.I think Su Shi was demoted to Guangdong and Hainan at the beginning, and he also wrote "eat three hundred lychees a day, and he will never hesitate to be a Lingnan native". Is it an official who moved to the left?Going to work there was the heaviest punishment other than killing him that the young and old in the Song Dynasty thought of. It is conceivable what kind of place it is.

The emperor was careful, and the branches and vines were cut off, and the main branches hadn't been cut yet, but the frogs were boiled in warm water.But if the details of all the officials are arranged in a table, it will look scary. After cleaning up so many officials in the past four years, it would be nonsense to say that he is still protecting the noble power.It seems that the emperor just kept these people as memorial archways, and put them there for people to see, and all other things that are not obvious have all been included in the network.And the aristocratic family, hehe, they have long been thrown into the pot and boiled, and sooner or later they will be a piece of fat that was fished out and slaughtered!

Situ Cheng squinted his eyes and looked at the form in front of him, quite satisfied, "This method is good, it can be summed up clearly, and the quantity can be seen clearly at a glance. If this method is also used for the household department's money and grain, check it out. But it's much more convenient."

At first glance, he was tortured enough by the running account.Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Why don't you find some accountants who have been doing accounts for years and months, and ask them to see if they can make the accounts into a table and separate the entry and exit, so that they should be able to see clearly."

Of course he knows the double-entry bookkeeping method, as he has done business, but there is no need to pretend that he can do everything, and all the credit is his own. It's beautiful, but it's a pity that it's exhausting... I'm done with my own business, the big deal is that I can stop talking once in a while. It's not tiring and can win people's hearts, isn't it good?

After talking about the business, Situ Sheng took out a small book with four large characters on the cover - Yongzheng Dynasty, which contained the story Jiang Yuan told Situ Ye recorded by Situ Sheng.Situ Sheng also asked, "Which prince will be able to win the world in the end?"

Under Jiang Yuan's Spring and Autumn style of writing, it is impossible to tell who is the protagonist of the story in this story. No wonder Situ Sheng is begging for spoilers.

"What do you think, Your Highness?" Jiang Yuan showed an innocent smile, and the meaning of this smile was to resolutely avoid spoilers.

The corners of Situ Sheng's mouth twitched, "If possible, I would like the Thirteenth Prince to ascend the throne." Although I think it is impossible no matter how you look at it, this character may not be able to hold down all the officials when he becomes the emperor, but this Thirteenth Prince is one of the best in Kowloon. He is the most temperamental, and he has the air of a chivalrous man.As for the fourth prince, although his seriousness in doing things is very similar to his, but he always feels that this person is a bit deep in his bones and not serious enough. He is afraid that he will not get a good reputation if he becomes the throne in the future. If he is not careful, he will be infamous forever He is even more afraid that none of his brothers will have any good results in his hands.

Jiang Yuan smiled, "His Royal Highness, it would not be good to tell all the stories. But people have joys and sorrows, and the moon has its ups and downs. This matter is difficult to complete in ancient times. Only the made-up ones are perfect, and there is no reality. Woolen cloth?"

In other words, Master Thirteen is hopeless...Situ Sheng waved his hand and let Jiang Yuan go home to accompany his wife. Alas, I really want to know the ending of the story.