Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 146

"You mean that the four kings and eight princes, as well as many nobles, are all connected together."

After breakfast, Li Shouzhong followed Feng Yibo to the study.

As soon as he entered the house, he heard this shocking news from Feng Yibo.

Li Shouzhong frowned, and confirmed again:

"Do you really want to form an alliance to fight against the cabinet?"

This is the news I got from Liu Zhengchu during the Zhuangyuan Building's banquet yesterday.

What Liu Zheng meant was to keep a little distance between him and Rongning Second Mansion.

Don't be carried along.

Feng Yibo naturally wanted to communicate with Li Shouzhong.

Hearing this, he nodded affirmatively and explained:

"It is said that some time ago, these old relatives were linked together by borrowing the two funerals of the Duke's Mansion and the Jia Mansion of Ningguo."

Feng Yibo did not go to the mansion of Duke Shan.

But Feng Yibo could attend Qin's funeral.

It's just that although he has put in a lot of effort, he still has business contacts with both Ningrong and Rongfu.

But they can't participate in the real social circle of honorables.

Even if Jia Lian introduced him a lot, he just nodded and exchanged greetings.

Feng Yibo naturally understands that breaking into the circle is not something that happens once or twice.

It's just that when he got the news from Liu Zheng yesterday, he began to rejoice that it didn't happen once or twice.

Otherwise it would be really troublesome.

"The day you said that Dai Quan had gone, I knew there would be a follow-up to this matter."

Li Shouzhong sighed, frowned and said:
"These people were originally a mess, but Dai Quan showed his side and even donated a Dragon Guard to Jia Rong..."

He didn't continue talking, but Feng Yibo understood what he meant.

This is the signal sent by the Supreme Emperor to the nobles.

It's just three words.

He is still there.

The Supreme Emperor has not been involved in political affairs for a long time, and Dai Quan's appearance now shows that he is still paying attention to the movement ahead.

It is also supporting the nobles.

pity……

"Even if the Supreme Emperor just supported them, I'm afraid I didn't expect these people to use this as a hug."

Feng Yibo shook his head when he heard the words, and said again:

"And these people are not secretive, they are like a sieve."

This time, the Prince's Mansion of Beijing County, the Prince's Mansion of Nan'an County, the Prince's Mansion of Yongchang, and the Prince's Mansion of Leshan County are the main ones.

And several of their family friends, including the Ningrong Second Mansion, all participated in it.

Originally, to Feng Yibo, this was all a secret.

But for Liu Zheng, even the list can be said casually.

This can be seen.

No matter what these people want to do, the probability of success is not high.

"The four kings and eight princes, the founding lords, have been in constant communication."

Li Shouzhong paced the room, shook his head, and muttered again and again.

"But although they are close, they have long since lost the level of advancing and retreating together."

These nobles have always been in contact because they have relatives.

They have been married for generations, but they are not a true political alliance.

I didn't see them holding a group in court.

Mainly these families are already extremely rich.

Power and wealth are enough to indulge in pleasure.

Although many people are officials, they have no political demands

All very loose.

At most, they occasionally take care of each other.

"It should be the reason why the cabinet frequently took action during this period of time."

Li Shouzhong seemed to have figured it out, but he sighed heavily.

Although he knew the crux of the matter, there was nothing he could do about it.

In other words, it's not his turn to worry about it.

During this period of time, the cabinet moved frequently, and many old ministers were sent to Nanjing for retirement.

Or stay away from the center and be sent to govern the place.

Li Shouzhong supported the current Holy Majesty because he had made a clear-cut statement a long time ago.

In addition, he agreed with Zhang Songyue several times and supported the cabinet resolution in disguise.

Therefore, it has long been regarded as Zhang Songyue's party.

In this party struggle, it was not affected.

It's just that as a minister, he has hardly expressed his opinion.

It also made Zhang Songyue's party quite critical.

Seeing that his mentor seemed dissatisfied with the cabinet, Feng Yibo persuaded:

"Recently, people in the imperial court are panicking. These nobles are afraid of attacking them. It is normal to hold a group in advance to keep warm."

"not that simple!"

Li Shouzhong shook his head when he heard the words, and said, "You are not noble, so you don't know their roots."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sighed and said:
"In times of peace and prosperity, nobles should enjoy themselves!"

Now Feng Yibo was a little confused, and asked in confusion: "What's the point of having fun?"

He is used to scrolling, and he hates people to enjoy himself the most.

How can anyone still have fun?

Li Shouzhong was even more sad when he heard this.

He thought it was just common sense.

Unexpectedly, not only the nobles didn't know, but Feng Yibo didn't know either.

"Xungui is mostly involved in military exploits, so he shouldn't have any position in the court, he should only be loyal to the emperor."

"As for the others, it's too late to avoid suspicion. What kind of alliance are you doing?"

Implication:
A good honor is one who enjoys peace of mind.

Xun Gui, who hugged a group to keep warm, was proficient and committed suicide.

Only then did Feng Yibo suddenly understand.

It turned out that Xungui who worked hard to become stronger was considered a good Xungui.

But dandies are not the worst nobles.

But a qualified honor?
The worst honor is...

Honorable allies!
After being awakened by Li Shouzhong, Feng Yibo immediately thought through a lot.

Most of the noble ancestors started their careers with military exploits, and they have considerable influence in various armies.

Just like the Jia family, although no one is serving in the army.

But its old department and contacts are still in the army.

If there is a promising one, the family will support it again.
You can be a commander at will.

And if these nobles are grouped together, it is equivalent to the union of various military towns.

The most basic thing is not to mention the elite of the frontier.

Let's just talk about the soldiers and horses of the five cities and the Beijing camp.

If someone with a heart really wants to arouse it, there is a danger of overthrowing the country.

Unfortunately, they seem to be frightened by the frequent mobilization of the cabinet.

To do such a stupid thing.

So did Zhang Songyue.

As the chief assistant, he doesn't think about good strategies for governing the country.

He also engaged in internal friction and party disputes all day long.

Great Wei has too many problems now, and what is obviously needed is a top-down reform.

Rather than competing with each other for that piece of cake.

Although he was disappointed with the cabinet, Feng Yibo was even more speechless about the stupid actions of these nobles.

He just shook his head and said:
"I heard that the Holy Majesty has heard about it, and the cabinet has also stopped its actions to prevent the nobles from overreacting."

Li Shouzhong nodded when he heard the words, and said:

"The nobles are in a group, the cabinet is naturally tricky, and it should be avoided."

Having said that, he paused and said worriedly:

"I'm afraid that these nobles will taste the sweetness and think they can rely on them."

If the nobles think that forming an alliance is a good thing, then it is not far from a bad thing.

Now that the emperor has known about it, he is afraid that he will take some action in the near future.

After the master and apprentice chatted for a few words, it was time to go to the ministry for some advice.

I went to work worried for a while.

I don't know when such a turbulent situation will end.

Compared with the Feng Mansion, the tense North Korea-China situation was discussed early in the morning.

Lin Fu's side is very relaxed and comfortable.

Since that day when Daiyu pinpointed Miaoyu's pulse, the relationship between the two became even better.

Although Miaoyu still seemed a little withdrawn and eccentric, she couldn't stand Daiyu's entanglement.

Today, after the sisters greeted the two elders, they were led by Daiyu.

We did yoga together in her room.

This is the habit that Daiyu has been insisting on ever since she came back from Jiangnan this time.

Or shuttlecock exercises, or yoga.

Get some exercise every morning.

At the beginning, I had to have breakfast and rest before exercising.

Now I can exercise on an empty stomach without getting dizzy.

It can be seen that the body is well-conditioned, not to mention how strong it is.

But not inferior to ordinary people.

"Is this pose really Zen?"

Miaoyu tilted her head, her beautiful eyes were full of doubts.

I saw her supporting her hands and feet, her buttocks raised high.

Daiyu, who was doing the same pose next to her, firmly believed in it.

In her mind, she imagined that she was a puppy, trying to pounce on it.

Slightly adjusted his body, adjusted his breathing, and said:

"Brother Feng said that this method is similar to meditation, and it has some origins."

Feng Yibo only remembered a few poses, and the meditation he joined was also very simple.

For example, in the starting pose, you just sit cross-legged and don’t think about anything.

Let yourself go as much as possible.

"Tree pose" is to imagine yourself as a tree.

"Mountain Pose" means imagining yourself as a mountain...

Other things are fine, but this "puppy style" Miaoyu can't accept it.

She only took a few breaths before relaxing her body.

His slender legs twisted and he sat cross-legged on the mat.

Xiumei frowned slightly, and said in a voice full of doubts:

"There are things in common, but obviously they are not the same thing?"

"Why not?"

In order for Miaoyu to accompany her, Daiyu said that yoga is the same as meditation.

It's all a kind of practice.

Unexpectedly, Miaoyu stopped after making a few movements.

Hearing that Daiyu was still talking hard, Miaoyu shook her head, and began to criticize:

"One is top-down and the other is bottom-up. It is not an exaggeration to say that they run counter to each other."

This means that one first cultivates the spirit, and then extends to the body.

One really strengthens the body first, and then extends to the spirit.

Daiyu ended the "puppy pose" at this time, and looked at this more serious sister helplessly.

"Maintaining posture and meditating, isn't it Zen meditation?"

After speaking, I started the next posture, this time it was "mountain pose".

"These postures and meditation have some shadows of meditation, but they don't seem to be deep."

He pondered for a moment, then frowned and said, "It's better to say Zen than Zen."

Fearing that Daiyu would not understand, she explained:

"Quietness is concentration, consideration is wisdom, and the wonderful body of equalization of concentration and wisdom is called 'dhyana'."

Dhyana can be regarded as the process of meditation. To put it bluntly, it means exercising the body.

To be honest, yoga and meditation do have similarities.

But for Miaoyu, who is proficient in Buddhism, what she sees is different.

"Although these postures are true for meditation and sitting in lotus position, they are not for practice, but for body training."

At this time, Daiyu had already changed her posture, and she relaxed.

Wen Yan smiled and said: "My sister is right, this is what Feng's brother asked us to cultivate our bodies."

Miaoyu was stunned, and a little surprised, said: "This is actually created by the brother of the Feng family? I thought he learned it from some expert!"

Speaking of this, it is rare to show a look of surprise, and praised:

"Although I only got some fur from Buddhism, if I didn't have great wisdom, I wouldn't be able to touch this fur, let alone create such a thing."

Daiyu couldn't help pursing her lips and said with a smile:
"I don't know if Brother Feng's family has great wisdom, but I'm afraid there is no Buddhism. Otherwise, why is my aunt also weak?"

Miaoyu frowned and said, "Master, she has studied Buddhism all her life, but she has never practiced Zen."

"And let's not talk about the elders behind their backs, let alone talk about Buddhism."

What she said was a bit like a elder sister's, Daiyu pursed her lips slightly to express her dissatisfaction.

In this era, even when smiling, it is important to "smile without showing your teeth", and girls have to cover their laughter with their hands or fans.

Naturally, there will be no mischievous tongue sticking out.

That was a faux pas that only a vulgar person would do.

Therefore, even in private, Daiyu only expressed her dissatisfaction by pursing her lips.

Seeing her appearance, Miaoyu suddenly smiled and said:
"Okay, I know you are kind enough to teach me this 'yoga'."

Daiyu was not angry at first, but now that Miaoyu said this, she pouted and said:
"Good intentions are not rewarded!"

Seeing this, Miaoyu explained, saying:
"I only have those problems when you said earlier that this is similar to meditation."

"If you say it straight, why make it difficult for you?"

Seeing that she was really in a hurry, Daiyu quickly smiled and said:
"Okay, okay, I shouldn't bully you, I just want you to practice with me!"

Seeing that Miaoyu ignored her, Daiyu curled her lips slightly, and said pitifully:
"Brother Feng's method of exercising is very effective. I wanted my sister to learn it. I'll see if I can pick up some cheap ones and give them to my aunt."

As soon as these words came out, Miaoyu looked at her in surprise, and heard Daiyu say again:
"I'm afraid to say it myself. Auntie is abrupt. Unlike you who have been with her the longest, I don't know how much she can accept."

Hearing this, Miaoyu hurriedly said:

"You are showing filial piety. If you say it bluntly, I will accept it even more."

Daiyu quickly went down the donkey and apologized along the steps.

"Okay, okay, it's all my fault, next time just say everything straight!"

While the two were talking, a little maid came to cook the meal.

Needless to say, washing and eating.

After breakfast was finished, Qingwen was watching outside, and the two sisters talked privately.

"Sister, you said he..."

Even if there were only two of them, Miaoyu's face would turn red if she wanted to ask some private words.

But just now he said that yoga was created for Daiyu, which made her curious.

At this time, there was no one else, so he bit his lower lip and asked a question:
"Brother Feng, what kind of person is he?"

"what kind of person?"

Daiyu didn't laugh at her when she heard the words, but fell into deep thought.

"Um……"

She remembered the first time the two met on the boat, he wanted to rub the boat's little cunning.

She remembered talking about poetry and fu on the boat, as well as the paintings that were given to her.

She remembered that she was wronged when she first arrived in Jia's mansion, and he defended him in a rage.

There is also his father's serious illness, and his decisiveness in taking people away from Yangzhou.

……

Thinking of this, Daiyu murmured: "He is a man who combines intelligence, talent, reliability, determination, etc..."

Having said that, he hesitated again, and changed his words:
"No! It should be said that he has all the advantages in the world!"

"Oh?"

Hearing that Miaoyu was a little skeptical, she said, "He doesn't have any shortcomings?"

"shortcoming……"

Seeing her expectant look, Daiyu immediately pretended to be angry and said:

"Okay! I didn't expect you to be such a big sister!"

"Huh?" Miaoyu didn't understand what she meant.

Daiyu couldn't pretend to be angry at this moment, she just covered her mouth and smiled and said:
"My sister just said that I would not be allowed to talk about the elders and Buddhism behind my back, but now she encourages me to talk about Brother Feng's family."

After finishing speaking, he pretended to be angry again and said:

"Hmph! Do you think you are a good sister or a bad sister?"

After talking about it, Daiyu couldn't help but smile.

"what?"

Although Miaoyu knew she was joking, she still blushed and quickly explained:

"No, no, I was just curious for a while. After all, you have more contact with him, but I have only heard some rumors."

"Okay, okay, I was joking."

Daiyu pursed her lips and laughed non-stop. It took a long while before she said:

"Well, let me tell you everything I know, but when you go through the door, tell me what you encounter."

Miaoyu's face flushed again immediately, and she froze there for a while.

Finally, make a noise the size of a mosquito.

"Ah."

　Sorry for the late post.

　　Including the last leave of absence, there were two days in total.

　　It's useless to say anything else, I decided to add more to express it.

　　Starting from this Saturday, the day after tomorrow, I will add another week.

　　If there are no special circumstances, more than 6000 words per day.

　　to apologize.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)