Red House Shoufu

With Zuo Lan, the commander of the emperor's sharp blade embroidered clothes and guards, Ah Da, as Li Jixian's representative, quickly expressed their demands and petitions.

After midnight, Lin Shu returned home.

Lin Bo had already been sent home by his own soldiers, and the Lin family, who had been worried for a whole day, soon returned to normal life.

However, perhaps due to today's sudden situation, Mr. Lin Jin fell ill in bed the next day, which frightened the entire family.

Fortunately, the imperial doctor quickly gave everyone a peace of mind pill. The old man was just shocked, and he suffered from the cold in the cold spring, so he could take a few decoctions to drive away the cold.

The Lin family brothers stayed by Lin Jin's bed until the old man fully recovered, three days later.

The entire Lin family was rejuvenated. Except for Lin Shu who needed to show his face in the palace, the cabinet, etc. from time to time, he was always sorting out various materials in the south of the Yangtze River in the study, while Lin Bai and Lin Feng stayed at home to study and prepare for the exam.

It wasn't until Menzi sent the invitation that day that Lin Shu came out of the study and drove slowly to Qi's house in Nanxunfang under the guard of his own soldiers.

After a bloody scare, the University Scholars Mansion has obviously become different. Xiuyiwei sent several masters to sit in the Qi family. It is the first time that Master Cifu, who has always been honest with Xiuyiwei in the past, feels these gloomy guys All pretty good.

Of course, these things were not the reason why Qi Bohan invited Lin Shu over today.

This time, the old man was disgusted by those lawless smugglers in the south of the Yangtze River. He invited Lin Shu over today to give Lin Shu some advice.

"Ge Lao, your idea is too appalling!"

After listening to Qi Bohan's thoughts, Lin Shu almost spit out the tea in his mouth.

It seems that the old man was really angry this time, and even picked up the butcher knife.His idea was so murderous that he wanted Lin Shu to lead the army of the Jiangnan camp to ransack all the smugglers in Nanzhili, Fujian, and Guangdong!

If he could do this, the emperor would have ordered the imperial army to go south.

This group of smugglers is not just smuggling. Why did the opening of the sea have twists and turns?It's not because there are a large number of officials and gentry standing behind this group of people between the ruling and opposition parties.

Even the royal family, Wu Xun's relatives, six ministries and five temples, and the twelve guards of the Beijing camp have many people who have interests in it, not to mention the clan forces in the southern land, nearly half of them are directly or indirectly involved in it. smuggling.

The policy of banning seas has lasted for a hundred years, and smuggling has long been one of the causes of prosperity in Jiangnan and Lingnan.

Taking money from others is like killing one's parents.

The best way to open the sea is to use interests to unite the majority of people, and then find a way to remove the unstable factors.

Simply using a butcher's knife to open the way is bound to arouse public outrage. If one is not careful, the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, which is an important taxation area for the imperial court, will affect the imperial court's finances.

After thinking about it, Lin Shu carefully explained the inside story to Qi Bohan. Although he didn't understand the emerging terms such as import and export trade, he still understood the collusion between money and power.

I saw Qi Bohan said angrily: "The old man also understands that businessmen seek profit, which is their nature. I didn't expect this group of people to be so fearless. The imperial court tools have become the ghosts of them using money to control envoys. What a shame!" It should be killed!"

"Killing is definitely going to kill!"

Lin Shuxian showed his attitude, pondered for a while and explained to Qi Bohan: "It is impossible to kill alone. In the final analysis, it is because of the policy of banning the sea when the country was founded that the people lost the opportunity to survive by the sea. The court needs Come up with a reasonable plan first, to give those people a way to live and work in peace..."

For more than an hour, Lin Shu in the Qi family's study told his plan completely.

While Qi Bohan was amazed, he also had doubts about his original opinion against Kaihai.

As Lin Shu mentioned, using Dachu’s unique silk, porcelain, tea, etc. to go overseas to exchange for gold, silver, and grain seeds can not only solve the domestic silver shortage, but also bring a lot of tax revenue to the court.

Another thing is to advocate the formation of a business group to go to sea. Although the risk is a bit high, it can indeed bring huge wealth to the people in the south of the Yangtze River. Shouldn't you directly help the imperial court overthrow those who oppressed them?

"Marquis Lin, there are old man's students in all the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River. Wait for the old man to write a letter. After you go to Nanzhili, you can use these people. There are old man and your teacher here at the center, those people in the capital You don't have to worry, you can't turn the sky!"

Domineering!
As expected of a cabinet scholar, he gave Lin Shu a promise while speaking.

Among the officials of the various prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, I don't know how many of them were his disciples. Lin Shu was also worried that after he went to the south of the Yangtze River, he would not be able to get the support of other prefectures except Suzhou.

Mr. Qi was generous, and directly plugged his contacts.Unlike Qian Qianli, who directly entered the Six Departments of the Imperial Academy and then entered the cabinet, Qi Bohan was not only from Anhui, but also served in Anhui, Nanzhili, and Fujian for many years.

Wei Qinghe might not be able to compare with Mr. Qi in terms of personal connections in Jiangnan.Lin Shu put the handwritten letter in his arms and returned home happily. This trip was worth it!

……

With the passage of time, Wang Ziteng's incident died down after a period of trouble.

The results obtained by the third division in Shandong were quickly sent back to the capital. Wang Ziteng directly admitted his crime, but when he presented the various evidences found from Kong's family in front of the officials of the third division, Kong The numerous crimes almost frightened the officials of the third division to death.

When the urgent documents were sent to the emperor's desk, under the holy wrath, none of the more than a hundred civil and military officials in the Fengtian Temple dared to appeal for the Kong family who were poisoned by Wang Ziteng.

Even after Xia Shouzhong read Wang Ziteng's confession, several young and energetic censors stepped forward to intercede for Wang Ziteng.

The emperor walked away with a flick of his sleeve, and there was no sound in the hall.

"Jinyu, what do you think?"

Qian Qianli, who returned to the cabinet to be on duty, asked the student in front of him what he thought, and Lin Shu, who was holding a teacup, replied quietly: "Men, the student has an enmity with Wang Ziteng!"

Qian Qianli chuckled and reminded Lin Shu: "Wang Ziteng can't die this time, at least for three to five years, His Majesty can't kill him."

Lin Shu smiled wryly and said: "The students also understand that killing Wang Ziteng means that the court has acquiesced that the crimes of the Kong family found are wrong? The students really did not expect that Wang Ziteng has such a hand, and even found a front line in a situation where death is inevitable." vitality."

"It is estimated that His Majesty did not expect Wang Ziteng to do this. I have to say that Wang Ziteng is too shrewd, too shrewd!"

Lin Shu also agreed with Qian Qianli's words. In front of the officials of the third department, he publicly presented the overwhelming evidence of the Kong family's crimes, and put himself in the position of being jealous. Who would dare to say that Wang Ziteng is a sinner?
Even if they are guilty, they are also worried that the Kong family will use their status as descendants of saints to force the court to spare them lightly.Just like what Wang Ziteng said in front of all the people in Qufu: "You can't punish a doctor, let alone a descendant of a saint? But why are the people innocent?"

Just because of this sentence, tens of thousands of people in Qufu signed a letter of ten thousand words, pleading for Wang Ziteng.

Ugh!
Lin Shu had to say that Wang Ziteng knew how to use people's hearts too well.

From taking advantage of the desires of the old lady of the Jia family and the Wang family back then, to the common people in Qufu who were misfortune by the Kong family, Wang Ziteng manipulated them to death one by one.

Boom boom boom!
There was a knock on the door of the duty room. After Lin Shu opened the door, Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch next to the emperor, came in with a scroll of imperial edict, and bowed to salute the two.

"Elder Ge, the emperor personally drafted the imperial edict, please arrange for elders to send it to Shandong."

Qian Qianli took the imperial decree and opened it to see that it was indeed the disposal of Wang Ziteng's case.

Xia Shouzhong explained to the two: "Shandong has just settled down, and the emperor didn't want to disturb the government and the public because of this incident, so he obeyed the third division's request and exempted Wang Ziteng from the death penalty. The title of the ruling county earl was taken back by the emperor, and Prince Teng temporarily acted as the admiral of Shandong Weidu to command the envoy and sit in Shandong."

"As it should be, there is no suitable candidate in Shandong at this time except Wang Ziteng. Those Japanese pirates and pirates alone are enough to cause headaches."

Lin Shu thought for a while and asked, "What about Yan Shenggong Mansion? How does His Majesty arrange it?"

Xia Shouzhong looked around, and whispered to the two of them: "The people from Nankong have already entered the capital, what the emperor means is, let go of the title of Lord Yansheng, and let the people from Nankong serve as the sacrificial officers of the most holy teacher. From the second grade."

Qian Qianli's hands trembled, and he sighed, "I'm afraid it will cause a disturbance. For hundreds of years, Yanshenggong Mansion has become the belief of officials all over the world. It may not be so easy to change suddenly."

"The emperor thinks so too. It doesn't mean that Mr. Wei Ge will be in the Palace of Qinzheng right now. The emperor intends to issue an edict to settle this matter after the palace examination."

After listening to Xia Shouzhong's explanation, Qian Qianli had figured out the emperor's plan, nodded and went to the main hall of the cabinet with the imperial decree.

After he stamped the cabinet seal on the imperial decree and signed his name, he sealed it and sent it out of the capital.

Lin Shu stood outside the main hall of the cabinet, looked up at the clear sky, and sighed in his heart: "Politics can't get rid of compromise after all, and Wang Ziteng survived again!"

……

The two biggest things going on for the Lin family right now are the examination of Lin Bo and others and Lin Shu's appointment in the south. As soon as February comes, the Lin family will enter the busiest stage.

This time going south, not only Lin Shu, including Wang Yuan and Daiyu, will follow Lin Shu out of Beijing.

Of course, Lin Shu didn't intend to take his wife and younger sister to Songjiang Mansion from the very beginning. They had to follow Lin Jin and others back to their hometown in Gusu, and only after Lin Shu settled down in Songjiang did they go to Songjiang Mansion to reunite with Lin Shu. .

The examination will be held as scheduled, and the imperial list will be released on February 21.Both Lin Bai and Lin Feng were on the list, but it was the Lin family's sons who lost their names to Sun Shan.

Brothers Tang Ying and Tang Xiong, who lived temporarily in the Lin Mansion, were also on the top list of high school. For a while, the Lin family was very happy, and the firecrackers at the door never stopped.

"Sixth brother is still very good, it's a pity, if he goes further, he will be the leader of Jinke Huiyuan!"

Lin Feng sighed and sighed, looked at the happy news and complained to Lin Shu: "What kind of person is Wen Zhengming from Hangzhou? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar name, Lin Shu smiled and said: "Wen Zhengming is over [-] years old this year. He won the exam as a young man and is famous in the south of the Yangtze River. Later, his father died of illness, then his mother, and then again His wife was seriously ill for several years, and when his wife got better, he caught up with him, and this torment has passed for more than ten years. I am not surprised that he passed the Huiyuan exam!"

"Brother Jinyu is right. This Wen Zhengming is a well-known talent in Hangzhou, especially his painting skills are not inferior to that Tang Jieyuan."

Tang Ying traveled all over the world, and he knew more anecdotes about celebrities in Hangzhou.

He explained to everyone in the hall: "If you want to say that Brother Yuan Jinyu of Wenhui can be more careful, this person is not only good at painting, he is also accomplished in military affairs, business, and mathematics. He once helped the Hangzhou government I have repelled the Japanese pirates attacking the city several times. Brother Jinyu might as well try to recruit him to the Shibo Division..."

Lin Shu smiled wryly and said, "Brother Tang, he is a member of the Academy of Modern Sciences, maybe he is in the top [-]. How can a talented person who wants to enter the Imperial Academy submit to my little secretary?"

"Brother Jinyu doesn't know something. Wen Zhengming once swore to kill the Japanese pirates. He couldn't stay in the Hanlin Academy. This time, he didn't even bring his wife, who has always been on his mind. You know, even if he was in the Academy When I was studying, I would bring my wife who was not in good health with me!"

When Tang Ying said this, Lin Shu still couldn't understand the meaning.

This Wen Zhengming probably didn't intend to stay in the capital at all!

Sure enough, Tang Xiong on the side also interjected: "Brother, Wen Zhengming once told the Nanzhili Guild Hall in the same year that he intends to seek a foreign post, preferably in a county under Nanzhili, even if it's just a county magistrate." !"

Sure enough, there are all kinds of people in this world, others are desperate to stay in the capital, Wen Zhengming, who is a dignified member of the current department, is actually thinking about taking a foreign post.

interesting!
Lin Feng clapped his hands and said, "How can I not know such an interesting person? Ninth Brother, I'll go find Wen Zhengming and invite him to our house as a guest!"

……

Wen Zhengming didn't have any sense of arrogance, and when he learned that it was Lin Shu, Wenkui of the Sixth Yuan Dynasty, he immediately agreed.

However, Lin Shu had put the matter of the banquet after the palace examination, anyway, the palace examination was only a few days away, so it would be better for Wen Zhengming to prepare for the exam with peace of mind.

In the past few days before the palace examination, Lin Shu became more and more busy.

He ran to the household department several times in a row, and every time he passed, the old Pixiu Wen Tongxuan of the household department tried his best to avoid it.

There is no way, Lin Shu opened his mouth this time, and directly reported the application for 300 million taels of silver to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Wen Tongxuan was almost frightened and ran to the bank to guard, for fear that Lin Shu would take him out of the bank. The easy-to-save property was stolen.

In the lobby of the household department, Lin Shu smiled and looked at Wen Tongxuan with a dark face: "I said God of Wealth, it's not a good idea for you to hide from me all the time. You also know how bad Shibosi is. , what can I use for errands without money?"

Wen Tongxuan glanced at Lin Shu, and said angrily: "Money, Qianqian, everyone knows how to reach out to this old man? You are more ruthless, and you will pay 300 million for the first time. How about you cut up the old man and sell it? See if you can exchange it." How about some silver?"