The True Winner of the Red Chamber

Three months passed in a flash, and Zhen Yingjia was completely attached to the Imperial Academy.

Editing work is a bit like the emperor's senior secretary, it's a lot of pressure, but there are also many opportunities to fly to the sky. After all, he is a close minister of the emperor, but it's just a matter of the emperor's words.

It’s just guessing about the holy will. If you guess well, it’s a credit, but if you don’t guess well, you’re going against His Majesty. Furthermore, guessing the holy will is the same as looking for the emperor’s trace. All of them are based on the principle of doing more, seeing more and talking less.

But other people, Zhen Yingjia didn't know, this kind of pressure didn't matter to him, after all, trying to figure out the emperor's mind, his dead father left a lot of true biographies.

As for the princes who had agreed to stumbling him together, knowing that he was handpicked by the emperor to be a spy, they couldn't help but calm down. They all treated Zhen Yingjia politely when they met Zhen Yingjia, but there was a little fear in his eyes. Jealousy, Zhen Yingjia was noncommittal about it, and still responded calmly.

Although Zhen Yingjia can understand the idea of ​​"I can't recruit myself, I would rather destroy it than let it go to others", but if this happened to me, it would not be so good.

Just judging from this matter, these princes are actually a bit impatient. The struggle for the throne is based on the slow flow of effort. Once it comes up, the action is so big. It is still a few princes who conspire together, and it is easy for the emperor to have a son. The illusion of their union.

There is also an outstanding second prince who does not go with the crowd, or who is behind the scenes. Zhen Yingjia mentioned him cryptically when Japan wanted to use the golden finger to bless him, but then dismissed the idea.

Of the emperor's seven sons, six had contacts with him, and only this one... The emperor is the most suspicious person in the world, especially when the sun is setting and he has a large number of adult sons, and they all look at him. The emperor on the throne beneath him.

The second prince is so outstanding... No matter whether he succeeded in getting rid of Zhen Yingjia that day or not, the emperor will have a suspicious attack from time to time.

Zhen Yingjia smiled and looked at Kang Quan, who was the same age as Kang He, but was ordered to study in the mansion, and the second prince, who was just appointed by the emperor to manage the military power with him, couldn't help laughing.

It seems that no matter whether it is the second prince's think tank, or Kang Quan, who claims to be superior in intelligence, and successfully assassinated Kang He once, this time the competition is indeed lost.

With these gains, Zhen Yingjia is also reflecting, especially his golden finger.

With the further expansion of his social network and more and more people who follow him, it seems impossible to go to see what these people are plotting every day.

Besides, these people don't conspire every day, at least most of them live in An An, even those who have conflicts of interest with Zhen Yingjia don't think of harming others every day.

Coupled with some impromptu thoughts... Zhen Yingjia felt that although this function was useful, it was a bit tasteless, especially since he already knew these princes, knew their personalities and ways of doing things, and he had an embankment in his heart.

Summer just passed, and it was Zhen Yingjia's turn to be on duty this day. After lunch, there was still a short period of rest. Zhen Yingjia had just tidied up her appearance when she saw Gao Xi, the eunuch serving in the imperial study, trotting all the way over. He didn't care to wipe his sweat when he entered the room , hastily said: "Lord Zhen, Your Majesty has summoned you."

Are you in such a hurry at this time?Zhen Yingjia was suspicious for a while, she straightened her crown calmly, and then said: "Your Majesty woke up early today, thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."

"Cough," Gao Xi smiled, then frowned, and complained in a low voice, "Someone came from Jinling, and I don't know what to say. Your Majesty didn't eat or sleep."

This time it's Zhen Yingjia's turn to frown. The person from Jinling... Ordinarily, it has nothing to do with him, but last time the emperor summoned him before the palace examination was released, and when he came out, Kang He asked someone to say a word to him .

Lin Ruhai said that he participated in the sale of illegal salt.

So upon hearing the news that Jinling was coming and the emperor was in a bad mood, Zhen Yingjia couldn't help but think about it.

He stepped up and walked outside, his pace was a little faster than usual, Gao Xi followed behind him, thinking that Zhen Yingjia was not making things difficult for him, so he quickened his pace, and as soon as he felt relieved, he said one more sentence, "Here is here His Majesty's people, it shouldn't be a secret, they were eating when they spoke."

Only then did Zhen Yingjia feel relieved. Salt tax is the foundation of the country, and private salt must not be mentioned in the open, so it must not be this.

Zhen Yingjia breathed a sigh of relief again, thinking that the emperor did not pursue it at that time, of course Zhen Yingjia would not take the initiative to speak up.

Although he doesn't do it now, but he did it before, is he going to tell the emperor that the original Zhen Yingjia did it, and that the current Zhen Yingjia is a lonely soul from another world?

The emperor didn't think it was good if he was crazy, and maybe he would call Taoist priests to exorcise him. At that time, his official position would definitely be gone, and he could only be slaughtered.

As for the guilt, it is natural that he cannot escape.

So we have to think of a perfect way, even if the incident happens, we can at least get out of the body, no matter how bad it is, he can't be regarded as the mastermind, although he is indeed not the mastermind, but the prince Teng was very thoughtful back then, hiding behind the few of them, almost No evidence remained.

Zhen Yingjia narrowed her eyes, and suddenly remembered that Wang Ziteng was the last to die, and the Wang family was also the last to fall, so there is no way out.

These days, he had carefully studied the message that Kang He entrusted to him that day, although there was only one sentence, but after pondering it a few times, he knew that Lin Ruhai only reported on him.

"...The grandson of the emperor said that His Majesty accepted the post from Jiangnan, saying that you were involved in the smuggling of private salt..."

Regardless of whether it is a memorial or a post, there is a cover on it, and they are all the same from the outside. Since Kang He can tell that it is a post from Jiangnan, he must have seen the real thing.

Now that he saw the real thing, he must know how many people were written in it.

According to Kang He's personality, if someone else was mentioned in this post, he must be told so as to plan the next step.

But it had been three months since the news came out, and he had met Kang He no less than a dozen times without saying anything.

So Lin Ruhai must be the only one in this booklet.

Once you know this, it will be easier to deal with later.

Not long after arriving at the entrance of the imperial study, Gao Xi went in to report, the moment the door opened, Zhen Yingjia saw that there were only people inside, and it became more and more certain that this was not the case.

I went in and saw that there were quite a lot of people inside. The eunuch who was in charge of the private treasury was Liao Jinzhong who was answering the emperor with his back facing him. She has a thin body, with high and protruding cheekbones. At least on the outside, she doesn't look like someone who has eaten a lot of oil and water.

Standing on both sides, looking at two very deep old men, namely the Minister of the Ministry of Households and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and a little farther away stood a man Zhen Yingjia had never seen before, but his appearance and physical signs, as well as his clothes , probably the one from Jiangnan.

Then came Kang He, standing behind the emperor.

Zhen Yingjia went in and saluted and then stood aside. Although he was the emperor's confidant, it was considered a formal occasion. The people in front of him had higher official positions than him. Besides, in front of the emperor, no one had the guts to interrupt.

But what did the emperor call these people to do?

Zhen Yingjia couldn't help looking up again, but for some reason, this glance matched Kang He's.

To say that although the two of them met not too much these days, they were both in the palace, surrounded by people, not to mention exchanging heartfelt words, but their words were so serious that they couldn't be more serious.Nothing seemed to be said except the weather, lunch, and so on.

But even so, the affection in the hearts of the two of them didn't decrease much, on the contrary, it became more and more passionate because of their begging.

Just like now, when Zhen Yingjia looked at Shang Kanghe, he only saw a ball of fire in his eyes.Zhen Yingjia hurriedly looked away, feeling a little different in her heart.

Zhen Yingjia lowered her head and turned her mind to these people in the room.

The Minister of the Ministry of Households is here, which means that this matter is related to money and food. As for the Minister of the Ministry of Industry... he is in charge of construction projects, and it is also related to Jiangnan.

The remaining two are the head of the internal treasury, and the other is from the south of the Yangtze River, both of whom are emperors.

What does the emperor have in Jiangnan?Palace!

Just as he was thinking about it, the emperor spoke with a gloomy face, "It just so happens that you are here, so please say it again."

Although the emperor didn't have a single name in the sentence, but everyone present was smart, and everyone understood what the emperor said.

The first "you" is Zhen Yingjia, and the second "you" is the person from Jiangnan.

"Yes." The man from Jiangnan bowed to the emperor and turned around.

Zhen Yingjia had seen this person before, and he was the deputy of the person who replaced him as the head of the palace that day.It seems that something happened in the palace!

"...A few days ago during the summer flood season, there were several heavy rains..."

The man repeated it again, and Zhen Yingjia finally understood what was going on.The two ministers from the Ministry of Housekeeping and the Ministry of Industry are probably here to rebuild the embankment, and as for the head of the internal treasury... this is to rebuild the palace.

Although the place chosen for the emperor's residence is close to the river, the terrain is slightly higher, and the levee in this section is high and strong, and the Ministry of Households allocates money and food every year for reinforcement.

Originally, it was not the flood that occurred once in a hundred years, and the palace would never be submerged, but this year the embankment was tampered with.

Who would move the embankment at the gate of the emperor's palace?Originally, damaging the embankment was a capital crime, and it was such a crucial section, but the man said again: "The commander-in-chief and the magistrate have specially sent someone to take care of this matter, but it's still the flood season, so there is inevitably a shortage of manpower, and the progress is a little slower. "

The emperor snorted coldly, and said: "It's just a palace, so the people are of course important. When the flood season is over—" After finishing speaking, he slapped the desk hard, "Investigate! Let me investigate carefully! If you dare to destroy the embankment, you will punish the nine clans! "

Several people hastily said yes, and said, "Your Majesty, calm down."

The emperor's chest heaved a few times, and he said again: "I have decided to overhaul the embankment this year!"

The two ministers from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry bowed their heads, "I will go back and draw up a charter after this."

The emperor nodded and said, "Go down, you have nothing to do here."

After the two ministers left, the emperor glanced at Zhen Yingjia, "I plan to send you to Jiangnan."

"I obey the order!" Zhen Yingjia stepped forward and agreed without saying a word.There is a problem in the palace, he is definitely the best candidate, but Kang He is also here, so... the emperor also wants to send him to go with him?

Zhen Yingjia couldn't help but cast a glance at Kang He, but Kang He was pretending to be serious, but his eyes were still unbearably hot.

"You have supervised the palace for many years, and there has been no trouble..." The emperor's tone was mixed with vague anger, "It's only been a year—"

Just as he was talking, the Eunuch Gao who brought Zhen Yingjia in just now walked in with his waist bowed and his head bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, some princes have come in."

The emperor sneered, "Xuan!"

I saw a group of six princes filing in. Except for Prince Yizhong, the remaining six sons of the emperor all came, even the 11-year-old seventh prince was there.

Zhen Yingjia couldn't help cheering up, only to hear the emperor say again: "The palace is going to be rebuilt, I think you already know it." The emperor paused, "It's just that I'm old, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to Jiangnan again in my lifetime... ...I want to ask you, how should this palace be repaired?"

After the emperor finished speaking, Zhen Yingjia saw the uncontrollable excitement on the faces of this row of princes.

The same goes for Zhen Yingjia!

The first test on the road to the throne begins now!

Zhen Yingjia subconsciously glanced at Kang Ye, only to see that his head was still calm, revealing a hint of complacency.

Being able to stay here, even if the emperor originally wanted to use him to try these princes, but if the answer is good... Zhen Yingjia's heart felt hot, and she went to see the princes present.

Zhen Yingjia can understand that this is the emperor's test, these princes are not stupid, naturally they are clear, the fire in their eyes can't be stopped, and the fourth prince who was reprimanded by the emperor can't even control his face. Rapture.

But no one spoke, and the hall was extremely silent for a while.