The Bandit Gentleman of the Red Chamber

Feeling the heat and dryness of the journey, he smiled at Ji Wen: "In addition to mint, there are several other herbs that are used to cool off the heat. It's just that this method is clever, so you can't taste the medicine. "

As soon as he sat down, he poured a few glasses of water, and it was only then that Ji Wen realized that although he was not sweating profusely, his cheeks were reddish, obviously he was a little intolerable to the scorching heat in the south.

As a result, looking at the ice cup in his hand, Ji Wen couldn't bear to eat it anymore—in order not to disturb the people, he had decreed that all the supplies for the southern tour should be provided by the capital. Although this would avoid the danger of disturbing the people But it also makes some things that cannot stand long distances look precious.

For things like ice, the ones used in today's world naturally come from other channels, but a petty official like Lin Chen uses a certain amount of ice every day.Even if Lin Chen has a good father, he only has one ice basin as a rule every day.He pretended to be sick these days, so naturally he couldn't enjoy the ice bowl. Lin Chen must have taken this ice bowl from the kitchen in his own name.Now he brought these freezing points to Ji Wen, but he couldn't take his own share anymore.

At this time, Ji Wen tasted the ice cream sent by Lin Chen, looked at the thin sweat on Lin Chen's head, and suddenly felt a sour and unspeakable taste in his heart.

Lin Chen didn't think too much about it, he loosened his clothes a little, enjoyed the coolness from the ice basin in the house, and smiled at Ji Wen: "But Master Zhang is in a hurry to come back today, but it's not just because The scorching heat is unbearable." He leaned slightly and whispered in Ji Wen's ear, "Apart from me, Zhang Yan also brought a figure who looked like a guard, today he said something in Zhang Yan's ear, Master Zhang will never I couldn't sit still anymore, and wanted to come back in a hurry, maybe he is in the present place right now."

In the southern tour team, except Jinshang and a few princes, the rest naturally did not have the honor of being personally guarded by the Imperial Forest Army.The guard who followed Zhang Yan must be the same person as today.I don't know what that person discovered, which can make Zhang Yan, an old fox, unable to sit still.

In front of Lin Chen, Ji Wen never concealed his curiosity, he raised his eyes to look at Lin Chen, his eyes were full of inquiry.

Lin Chen obviously enjoyed the unintentional expression of trust in his eyes, so he smiled and said, "Although Mr. Zhang and I walked around Yucheng County today, we met all unusual people. Then Only when the guards went out alone for a while after we entered the tea house did they realize that something was wrong. I think we are not the only ones who have encountered this, but the other adults who came out to look for people's feelings probably also did the same."

Although Shandong suffered a disaster last year, it is a fertile land after all, and the flood is not a catastrophe that occurs once in a hundred years. Several counties and towns that were hit by the disaster can be rebuilt quickly even without the government's funding.It's just that the victims who lost their fields and houses after the floods are really difficult to deal with.Those officials, who have a bit of conscience, will distribute some grain and silver, and those who have no conscience, let alone grain and silver, take advantage of the opportunity to wantonly enclose the land for themselves.

However, no matter whether they have conscience or not, for Jinshang's "sudden intention" southern tour, Shandong has a tacit agreement-that is, Jinshang must not be aware of the real situation in Shandong today.This is how Lin Chen saw it today, the "Wufu Minfeng" Yucheng County.

In a word-paper can't contain fire, the prince's party is so arrogant, he dared to lie after Sheng Jia's visit, then the more and better he conceals today, the more angry he will be after the lies are exposed in the future.And how could King Lian, who took the job of supervising the river engineering, avoid the fate of being implicated?

As long as Lin Chen thinks that after the Shandong incident, his rival will be able to go to the second place, and he can no longer bear to show a trace of schadenfreude...

The author has something to say: Note [-]: Refers to Ai Qingyuan

☆, 72

Today, since he personally visited the Yucheng River Works, he has not summoned officials from Shandong, but frequently summoned the officials who accompanied him in Beijing.King Lianjun also no longer put on the appearance of a virtuous corporal, and rejected several Shandong officials who asked to see him.And Shengjia stayed in Yucheng County for half a month, and it is reasonable to go to Jinan after the Yucheng incident, and then inspect the Dawandi River Works, but now half a month has passed, and he still has no intention of leaving.All these signs showed that the emperor had sensed that something was wrong. For a while, all the Shandong officials who came from Jinan to serve him felt uneasy.

But when everyone thought that Jinshang couldn't hold back and was about to explode, Jinshang ordered to go to Jinan in a few days.The Shandong officials had just breathed a sigh of relief, but today they issued another decree. Hu Hongdao, a member of the Propaganda Department, saw him.This seemingly ordinary edict caused an uproar in Shandong because of the person summoned today.

Although Hu Hongdao is only a member of the Ministry of Industry from the fifth grade, everyone knows that his talent is appreciated today.The reason why he was delayed in getting promoted was because this person came from a humble background and had no fame. Even though he was hand-picked for the position of Yuanwailang today, it was not easy to promote him too much.Hu Hongdao had no choice but to stay in the position of Xiaoxiao Yuanwailang for seven years.

Last year, Hu Hongdao wrote a letter to Chen Yan about the method of river governance. Today, he puts a lot of emphasis on the method of "picking up new rivers" (Note [-]), so he is the deputy of Yu Shen, the river governor who is in charge of river engineering at this time, and he is allowed to work at the bottom of Dawan. Trial the new method in the river section.At this time, anyone with a discerning eye knows that if this "tricking the new river" is really effective, then Hu Hongdao's promotion is just around the corner

When the prince ignored the river control funds allocated by the court last year, he was not afraid of the reports of Ying Xingjia, the governor of Shandong, and Yu Shenzhi, the governor of the river, but he was afraid of Hu Hongdao alone.

There is no other reason. Hu Hongdao was single-handedly lifted up by Jinshang when he was in a humble state. This person's loyalty to Jinshang is simply a lesson. If Jinshang asked him to control the river, he would risk his life to control the river. ——As a pure grassroots who has never read a few books, he doesn't care about the so-called tacit understanding in the officialdom.

It's just that since today's southern tour, Hu Hongdao has been unable to see the driver due to "illness", and he has "personally" written a letter to Jinshang to apologize.Now Jinshang is not afraid of being bumped, and if he wants to call such a "patient" from Dawandi... even the officials who had been lucky before could not help but panic at this time.

Since the order to summon Hu Hongdao was sent out, the superficial calm in Shandong was broken, and the undercurrent surging underneath was completely exposed...

After Hu Hongdao's face-to-face petition, Long Yan was really furious today, and he resolutely removed Ying Xingjia from the position of governor of Shandong, dismissed a group of Shandong bureaucrats, and escorted him back. condemn.As for Yu Shenzhi, the former governor of rivers, it seems that he has no intention of questioning him because of his hard work over the years.

It's just that Jinshang is still concerned about the prince's face at this time, and he doesn't want to make this matter a big deal, and he only uses other names when dealing with the officials involved in the case.But even so, it was enough to make the prince who stayed in the capital panic, and the pleading sons came to Shandong one after another.

Things are developing in the direction that Lin Chen expected. The matter of Hegong has already been put before the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Even if he wants to protect the prince today, how can the prince stop the people in the world?

As for the tragic ending of the prince, it depends on the will of God.If this year catches up with a good time and there is no rain along the Yellow River, the delayed project can be remedied in the second half of the year, and the prince will not be impeached so miserable.If unfortunately there is plenty of rain this summer and the Yellow River floods again, then the prince's ending must be very good.

It's just the rain in Shandong this summer...Lin Chen looked at the pouring rain outside the window, and couldn't suppress the upturned corners of his mouth (Note [-])...

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In the mid-July of this year, there were eight to nine consecutive torrential rains in Shandong. All the people on the southern tour were trapped on the way to Jinan, and could only temporarily stay in Qihe County.

However, the Yellow River embankment, which had just been hit by floods last year and had been delayed for more than half a year, did not withstand the test of continuous torrential rain, and finally broke the embankment one night.Except for the Dawandi River section where Hu Hongdao supervised the work, a total of more than a dozen counties in Shandong were hit by disasters, and tens of thousands of people were killed or injured.Imakami's original plan to go to Dawandi and several other places to inspect the river works was also forced to be suspended-there was a flood, how could the emperor put himself in danger?

Therefore, after a group of people stayed in Qihe County for nine days, as soon as the sky cleared, they decided to choose a date for their return journey today, but they will start from the first-rank co-organizer Zhuang Cheng, the second-rank Lantai Temple doctor Lin Hai, and Lianjun Wang San. People stayed.Zhuang Cheng and Lin Hai stayed here to monitor He Gong and clean up the mess in Shandong officialdom for Jinshang.But why Ji Qing, Prince of Lian County, was left behind is very thought-provoking...

Sending off the eunuch who came to deliver the decree, Ji Wen raised the wine cup in his hand with a smile, and said to someone sitting beside him: "Now that the overall situation has just been settled, it should be clear. Why do I see Zijia's expression?" , but depressed?"

After the Shandong incident, the crown prince was in danger, and Prince Lian was also implicated. These two princes can be said to be abolished.But now among the remaining princes who are qualified to compete for the throne, the loyal prince Ji Feng is brave and intrepid, and the loyal prince Ji Lian has no ambitions...

Ji Wen was even a little complacent and thought that the throne must be in her pocket.

Lin Chen was not as optimistic as Ji Wen, and he always had these vague uneasiness in his heart.It was mentioned in the Red Mansion that the current emperor abdicated and became the emperor before the next emperor ascended the throne. However, according to the current situation, the current upper body is healthy and the imperial power is stable, and there is no accident that forced the imperial power to be handed over.Even if it is indeed possible for Prince Yizhong to take advantage of the turmoil when the prince falls to rebel in the future, he will definitely not be heartbroken because of a son who has given up today—then what happened after that? What led to the present and future Zen positions?

Although Lin Chen was keenly aware of the danger, he relied on his familiarity with the plot of the Red Chamber to speculate. Therefore, even if he wanted to remind Ji Wen to pay attention, he couldn't provide any real evidence, so he said rashly I'm afraid it will cause some unnecessary troubles.

Facing Ji Wen's questioning (note [-]) at this time, he had no choice but to sigh, raised the wine cup in front of him, and said with a smile to Ji Wen: "Although what His Royal Highness did this time chilled Imashang, but His old man has always been very respectful to his family, if he talks about it again, someone will be pushed out to top the vat, the case of Liumeixu is still ahead, the prince must not take it lightly at this time."

At the beginning, the crown prince attacked Ji Wen in the palace. At that time, Liu Meixu, the young minister of Zhan Shifu, Zhan Shifu, was kicked out of the capital by the last edict because of the so-called "instigating" the prince. have to do.Now that the prince has caused a great disaster, if Jinshang really can't bear to deal with the prince ruthlessly, how miserable will the guy who was pushed out to take the blame this time be?

Hearing what he said, and thinking of the crown prince's position in Jinshang's eyes, Ji Wen suddenly shuddered.

Lin Chen knew that his words had taken his heart, and he didn't want to scare Ji Wen seriously, and said: "Xuanche also don't need to worry too much, you and Jinshang are still father and son, and now you are still sick Now, how could you be willing to offend me today?"

Ji Wen was once pierced by the angry prince with a sword because he dissuaded the prince from being greedy for Mo Zhihe Yinliang (could he survive this way?). Wantonly to cover up for the prince.

Lin Chen couldn't believe that he still didn't understand the real reason for Ji Wen's injury. If he was so ruthless as to deal with Ji Wen for the prince, then Ji Wen would have no choice but to tear his skin apart. The teacher said the matter exactly this way.But as long as Jinshang still wants to maintain his image of being wise and mighty, he will definitely not let Ji Wen go this far.

So Lin Chen wasn't really worried that he would attack Ji Wen today, he said that because he saw that Ji Wen was already showing signs of complacency, so he deliberately poured cold water on him to calm him down.

However, although Ji Wen couldn't hold back her joy in front of Lin Chen, she still did a good job in front of others.

Now that the situation is in turmoil, the crown prince and the officials of Prince Lian are looking for other ways, but Ji Wen, who is a favorite in everyone's eyes, still pretends to take good care of her and doesn't see the foreign officials who ask to see her.During the period, Prince Zhongheng came to visit several times, but Ji Wen only dealt with him with a weak appearance. After several times, the prince no longer paid attention to Ji Wen, thinking that he was so sick His body was also useless, so he wholeheartedly won over the important ministers who accompanied the Southern Tour team.

Little did they know that today's superiors have sharp eyes and ears, and the actions of these subordinate princes and officials naturally cannot be hidden from his old man's eyes and ears. The prince has not been abolished yet, and Ji Feng's eagerness to surround him with his influence naturally fell into his eyes .Compared with Prince Zhongheng's indifference and Prince Zhongdun's low profile, Prince Zhongheng has already fallen behind before the battle for the succession begins.

The author has something to say: Note [-]: Hu Hongdao: It is the above-mentioned member of the Ministry of Industry that the crown prince is afraid of, Wai Lang XD

Note [-]: Picking a new river: digging beside the Yellow River to divert the river.Well, this is Jin Fu's river control method during the Kangxi period. (Actually, the most important thing is to prevent and control water and soil erosion. Hundan~~)

Note [-]: Actually, when I wrote this, Qing Dai really felt that her three views could not be held. Although the Yellow River dam will be washed down because of the corruption of the prince, but Xiao Chenchen, what is your attitude of anticipation?(# ‵′)! ! !

PS: I solemnly apologize to the residents along the Yellow River in the article—Qing Dai really wrote you so badly because of the needs of the plot. I just got washed once and will be washed again (fingers), but I give it to you Open a golden finger swollen (star eye) that does not break out the plague after the flood?

Note [-]: I have been pronouncing Xiaoji’s name as Ji Wen’s bobbin, is it not pleasing to the eye~~~~ I think it’s a bit strange to read~~~~~ So Qingdai has to say it again, Xiao The name of the chicken is pronounced Ji MEN~~ not chicken plague~~~~~~

Fight for the next chapter to abolish the prince XD

☆, Chapter 73

On July 24th of the [-]th year of Xingping, Shengjia returned from Qihe County, Shandong, and on August [-]th, Shengjia arrived in Beijing.It turned out that the group of people had traveled one month after another, but it took less than half a month to come back.It can be seen that the anger in today's world is so strong.

As soon as he returned to the capital, Ji Wen was escorted back to Prince Zhongdun's mansion by a group of guards specially ordered by Jinshang to "guard" Prince Zhongdun (Note [-]).Prince Loyalty and Prince Zhongyu, who was picking him up, followed Shengjia into the palace to discuss matters. Although Prince Zhongheng wanted to follow, he did not buy into his account today. After his face turned red from scolding, he let him go, and also drove him back to his Prince's Mansion to stay there.

The officials who drove back to Beijing saw this and didn't understand what Jinshang meant. Except for those who were out of their minds, they would not come to Jinshang to make fun of themselves at this time.Therefore, after returning to the palace last time, everyone also dispersed.

During this period of time, the two male masters of the Lin family were away from home, and only Daiyu, a mentally handicapped woman, was left in Beijing.Lin Hai was naturally worried, and he didn't want his daughter to have a close relationship with Rongfu, so he asked Zhuang Cheng to let his step-wife, Mrs. Jiang, take care of Daiyu.Therefore, when Lin Chen returned to Beijing, Daiyu had only returned to the residence not long ago.

The two brothers and sisters hadn't seen each other for a month, so they were a little worried. Daiyu greeted her brother with tears in her eyes, and said, "My brother seems to be relieved. I must have suffered a lot this time. Listening to Master’s wife talking about the flood in Shandong, I was so scared that I didn’t sleep a wink all night, and then the capital became like this again... If I had known that the southern tour would turn into this, I might as well not go.”

Lin Daiyu has had two well-informed upbringing nuns by her side since she was a child, and Lin Chen never shy away from court affairs in front of her, so she is not like other weak daughters in regard to the changes in the capital these days (Note [-] ) is so ignorant, but he has some insights of his own.It's just that she hasn't really seen the dangers of the court, so what she said is a bit unrealistic.However, Daiyu has a meticulous mind, and the one who can make her say these words must be someone very close and dependent in her heart.

Knowing this, Lin Chen didn't feel annoyed at his sister's naive words, and said with a smile, "You can't just go if you don't want to go with the car? Besides, what is it like to go on tour with the car?" Glory? Others are flocking to it, but you still say these words."

Daiyu curled her lips and wanted to say something more, but she saw Lin Chen raised her hand and rubbed her forehead. She was obviously a little tired, so she stopped talking, stood up and said goodbye: "My brother has been busy all the way. If you are extremely tired, you might as well rest early, and I will talk to brother tomorrow."

Lin Chen was very satisfied with her knowledge and interest, so he also stood up, nodded in agreement with a smile, and sent her out in person.

As soon as Daiyu left, Lan Xun held a sealed letter paper in front of Lin Chen with both hands, and replied: "A few days ago, the lady was picked up by the wife of the Zhuang family to stay for a while, and the maid was worried that the two Xiangwen and Xiangzhu would take care of her. In a short period of time, I asked Gui Fu to accompany me to serve him. This is what Mrs. Zhuang asked Gui Fu to bring to the uncle."

Lin Chen took the letter and said with a smile, "You are careful." Then he casually tore off the sealant.

Lan Xun saw that his expression was calm, so he replied cautiously: "Mrs. Zhuang also sent Gui Fu to say, 'these days are full of wind and rain, it is really not a good day to meet guests and friends, sir, you should also be careful about the weather, travel careful.'"

Hearing her words, Lin Chen paused while opening the letter, glanced at Lan Xun who was worried about being reprimanded for meddling in his own business, and said with a half-smile: "I never thought that one day Gui Fu would be thoughtful and considerate." , you know how to teach|teach people, I remember that I brought back a lot of Shandong native instruments this trip, and I told the housekeeper when the time comes, you can pick out a few that you like."

Hearing what he said, Lan Xun knew that Lin Chen wasn't annoyed at what he had done for himself, so he felt relieved at that moment, and thanked Lin Chen for his reward with a smile.Lin Chen was carefully looking at the letter that Zhuang You had brought by Gui Fu, and only waved his hand to let Lan Xun go down.

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Ever since Jingzhong received the news that the Yellow River had burst its embankment, the prince knew that something was wrong, and he was already panicked.Sure enough, within a few days of reporting to the mansion where the report on the Yellow River was reported, Ji Luo once again received the news of today's return from Qihe County.

At this time, the story of the Yellow River breaking the embankment had already been spread by people with good intentions. Although the officials who stayed in the capital were not very clear about what happened, they knew that there was probably a problem with the money used to control the river—and the household in charge of Dayong’s finances Ministry, which happens to be the headquarters of His Royal Highness the Prince.Those who can become Beijing officials all the way are all veterans. At this time, how can they not understand the tricks?The officialdom has always stepped on the high and stepped on the low, and now that His Royal Highness has made such a big mess, they naturally have other considerations in their hearts.

Since the crown prince was abolished for the first time and He Xiang became an official, there have been very few real hard-core princelings in the ruling and opposition parties. Nowadays, most of the so-called princelings are the forces that Ji Luo restrained after his restoration. He came here because he was the crown prince, now that the crown prince has lost power, they naturally scattered like birds and beasts, looking for another way out.

Even his own people have different ideas, and the news that Shandong is not good for the prince came one after another. These days, the situation of the prince has become more and more difficult.Although he still shoulders the important task of supervising the country, his prestige in the government and the opposition has dropped greatly.Ji Luo's situation is becoming more and more difficult day by day, he doesn't have many real manpower on hand now, he can only hope that he will be able to protect him after returning to Luan today.

Because there was a thought in his heart that his father would support him, when the prince learned that it was Zhuang Cheng (Note [-]) and Lin Hai who were left in Shandong to deal with the post-disaster affairs, his face was so gloomy that ink could drip.

There was not a lot of commotion when I returned to Beijing last time, and it was even considered low-key compared to the glorious ostentation during the tour.It's just that after the old man returned to Beijing, the first thing he did was not to go back to the East Nuan Pavilion to take a rest, but to send the order to sneak the prince Ji Luti to the Hall of Mental Cultivation for questioning.

When Ji Luo heard that he was actually summoned in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he felt a little bad, and when he saw Prince Zhongyu and Prince Loyalty in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, this faint feeling of badness became even more disturbing—because Due to the rebellion of King Miao, the number of people in the clan is inevitably a little thin, and the two in front of him happen to be in charge of the current clan affairs.He summoned himself today, but also announced the Zongling and the future Zongling, but... for what?

Even though Ji Luo had conceived thousands of scenarios and countermeasures these days, she was really and completely flustered when she saw the angry Imakami and the serious-looking two princes...

The author has something to say: Note [-]: Xiaoji is the prince, even if he has nothing to do with this matter, but abolishing the prince is a big deal, and today I am worried that he will make a small move.Ji Feng agrees.Prince Loyalty was not placed under house arrest because this guy & his mother clan are very knowledgeable and have long expressed their indisputable position.

Note [-]: Weak daughter: Forgive me XDD, when the code reached here, I really laughed like crazy HPPP! ! ! ! ! ! There is no such thing as a "mentally handicapped daughter"~~~

Note [-]: Zhuang Cheng: Zhuang Cheng is the natal family of Empress Zhuang, and the successor natal family naturally disliked the crown prince Ji Lu.Today, the admiral left him in Shandong to investigate the case, and he also faintly expressed his meaning - no longer appease the prince.

☆, Chapter 74

Ji Lu tremblingly greeted Jinshang, but Jinshang didn't call out, and he didn't dare to stand up on his own as before, so he could only continue to kneel upright.It's just that there are no blankets and other things on the ground of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so Ji Luo can only kneel on the cold ground.

Although Ji Lu was gnashing his teeth from the cold air on the floor tiles, Jinshang still didn't even bother to reward him with the corner of his eye, and finally said lukewarmly after a long while: "I've seen your uncle, please greet me!" , Where are the rules for you?"

Ji Lu really can't be blamed for not paying respects to Prince Zhongyu.At the beginning, in order to cultivate the majesty of the crown prince for Ji Luo, the emperor had specially issued a decree. As a vice monarch, Ji Luo only cares about his status regardless of his seniority.So it stands to reason that Zhongyu, as the prince, has to salute the prince.Ji Luo never had the concept of paying respects to elders (except his father) in his mind.

But at this time, Ji Luo naturally didn't dare to argue for himself, he was kneeling on the ground at this moment, and he didn't dare to stand up rashly without the will of the emperor.He had no choice but to turn around in a kneeling position, and clasped his fist at Prince Zhongyu who was sitting upright, and greeted him aggrievedly.

Prince Loyalty had stood up and avoided him when he was moving, but Prince Zhongyu stood up and accepted his salute calmly, and said: "Your Highness is also polite. It's cold on the ground, Your Highness got up earlier good."

Ji Lu was about to stand up on the donkey on the slope, but today he said: "This unfaithful and unfilial thing, if he stands up, it will stain my eyes. Let him kneel back, my heart is broken." It can also be smoother!" One sentence scared Ji Lu's knees that had just left the ground and knelt back firmly.

It seemed that he was determined not to look at him today, but he still looked at the letter in his hand that seemed to be from Shandong, until the cold sweat on Ji Lu's body soaked through two layers of clothes, he asked slowly: "What are you doing?" Let's talk about it, what is going on with the Yellow River...?"

His voice was extremely peaceful, and his attitude was also indifferent, with no sign of anger in the slightest.

But Ji Luo knew that she was extremely angry today.

He swallowed nervously to ensure that he could still make a sound, and replied with a sour throat, "The matter of the Yellow River was originally my son's fault. A few days ago, my son found out that there was an extra million in the household department." The shortfall of the taels of silver made me very anxious. Later, there were traitors around my son who provoked me, so I... moved the silver from the other side of the Yellow River. However, my son never imagined that this would lead to the current situation! What if This son-in-law knew about the Shandong meeting...even if he borrowed his courage a hundred times, he would never have dared to do so! Father Huang Mingjian!"

Speaking of which, it was the Liumeixu who had been expelled from the capital by today and whose whereabouts were unknown, what attracted his interest in Zhihe's banknote. Ji Luo's so-called "instigating by treacherous people" was really such a thing.

Sitting at the lower head of Prince Zhongyu, Ji Lian lowered her head and curled her lips in disdain when she heard the prince skillfully shirk responsibility.Prince Zhongyu gently pushed him, signaling him not to act rashly.Ji Lian had no choice but to continue to sit up straight, watching the prince's excellent show of reciting, singing, acting and fighting.

Today, he seems to be very interested in what the prince said, raised his eyebrows and asked: "I don't know any villain who can have such a skill, who can actually sow the prince's right and wrong with a few words, then Xiao Jiu Injured, I think it was also provoked by this traitor."

Hearing that Jinshang actually connected the incident of the Yellow River with Ji Wen's injury, the panic in Ji Luo's heart instantly intensified. He thought it was Ji Wen who had informed Jinshang, so he kowtowed and cried back: "At the time when my son missed The injury to Xiaojiu was indeed related to Zhihe's money. It's just that Xiaojiu took advantage of his son and came to threaten him, forcing his son to give him half of the money. How can I give him any money! At that time, the son was angry and afraid, so he missed and hurt him. The son did this as a last resort, so the emperor must not listen to other people's slander!"

He was almost laughed at today.

Looking at the kneeling in the hall, the "good" son he was once proud of, but now he has lost all his manners, he closed his eyes a little uncomfortable today, suppressed his anger and disappointment, and said with a normal expression: " In this way, you coveted Mo Zhihe Yinliang because the traitor provoked you, and you stabbed your brother seriously because he threatened you for money, and you used the money to fill the deficit of the household department...Is that right?"

It was the first time that her father treated her with such an emotionless, king's attitude towards his courtiers, and Ji Luo felt extremely uncomfortable.He opened his mouth to say something, but the moment he raised his head, he met Imakami's eyes--telling clearly his disappointment with him.

Only then did Ji Luo truly feel what he had done wrong.

It's just that the person who tolerated and pampered him unconditionally no longer believed in his confession...

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On the third day after Shengjia returned to Beijing, Imam announced his decision to abolish the prince again in the court hall.

Facing the prince being abolished again, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty only remained silent for a while after Grand Master Gu read out the imperial decree, and then knelt down in unison, shouting long live.

The day after the crown prince was abolished, the old grand master Gu, who had not been in court for many days, tremblingly stood in the court hall again with the dragon-head crutches bestowed by the emperor. (Note [-]), and impeached the abolished prince on more than a dozen crimes including "corruption of ink, bank and silver", "arrogance and extravagance", and knelt down to punish the abolished prince.Zhongyu and Prince Zhongzhong seconded the proposal.

Today, Gu Hong's inauguration was approved, and the decree was to detain the deposed prince Ji Luo in the Xian'an Palace, and to order Gu Qingsong (Lin Chen's father-in-law), a first-rank co-organizer, to take over the affairs of the household department, and strictly investigate the movements of the household department's treasury bank in recent years. .

Now that the emperor has made it clear that he will no longer protect the prince, all the ministers are naturally willing to beat the dog in the water, and the impeachment of the prince has been sent to the imperial case like snowflakes.Those bureaucrats who used to flatter the prince turned into another look in a blink of an eye, and they all reprimanded the prince righteously, fearing that their impeachment was not violent enough and they could not clear their relationship with the prince.

After not having Jinshang to clean up the mess for him, Ji Luo finally has to pay the due price for what he did.

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Because the guards sent today to "guard" the palace have not dispersed, and people in the palace are not allowed to enter and leave at will, the atmosphere in Prince Zhongdun's mansion these days is really not good.Fortunately, the two princes Zhongshun and Zhongheng also received the same treatment as him, which made Ji Wen feel a little more balanced.

But now that the crown prince has been abolished and the reserve position is vacant, the remaining three princes have also become sweet pastries.The loyal prince has no intention of becoming a big man, and has already devoted himself to the affairs of the clan, so everyone's eyes turned to Ji Feng and Ji Wen.Although Ji Wen might be implicated by the prince, many ministers were willing to "send charcoal in the snow" at this time, so there were not many people who wanted to show their favor to Ji Wen.

It's just that the admiral put the two princes under semi-house arrest today, and for a while, everyone was powerless even if they wanted to get along with them.Some clever ones found another way to make friends with the two princes who were usually close to each other.

Lin Chen and Prince Zhongdun are close friends, many people in Beijing know about it, and many people have their ideas on Lin Chen.All of a sudden, many people sent posts to Lin's residence, inviting Lin Chen to talk under various banners.

At this time, Lin Hai was not in Beijing, so Lin Chen lost a lot of support, and he had obtained Zhuang You's letter in advance, so he didn't dare to act rashly.Every day, I just went to the Imperial Academy in a proper manner, and once I answered the post to the Lin Mansion, even the post that the Jia Mansion invited Daiyu to enjoy the flowers, he used the reason that he didn't dare to specialize in the absence of his elders. declined.The Lin family is used to keeping a low profile, and Lin Chen's reasons are reasonable, gradually the tempting people who sent posts to the Lin family stopped.

Seeing that the road to Prince Zhongdun through the Lin Mansion was blocked, everyone turned their attention and stopped paying attention to the Lin Mansion.

It's a pity that Prince Zhongdun has not been in the court these years, and besides Lin Chen, there is no one close to him.After the road to the Lin Mansion was blocked, those who intended to seek refuge with Ji Wen could only calm down and wait for the will of the two princes to be "released" today.

With this alone, Ji Wen is far ahead of Prince Zhongheng, who is taking the opportunity to restrain his power.

The author has something to say: Note [-]: He is the prince's teacher, and he is telling the world that the prince will be such a virtue. ~

Note [-]: Before this, the prince didn't feel that the mistakes he committed were unforgivable, so he never thought that he would be abolished today because of several million taels of silver.In the prince's mind, his fault was merely misappropriating (actually embezzling) the money for river harnessing, which indirectly caused the embankment of the Yellow River to burst, which again caused delays in the river harnessing project.

It never occurred to him that the real anger in Imakami's heart was not because of the delay of the river treatment project caused by the breach of the Yellow River's embankment, but because of the prince's selfishness, which caused the destruction of thousands of Limin people's homes.Today is an emperor who loves the people, and it is for this reason that he regards river governance as the most important thing, but the prince does not understand his real painstaking efforts in river governance.To sum up, the prince has no heart to love the people, and even is indifferent to the lives and deaths of the people—this is the reason why the emperor has completely given up on him today and ordered to abolish him.

1. The mentally handicapped girl is a godsend, the Lun family changed it (>﹏<.)~

2. The prince has already cleaned up. Tomorrow is the JQ between Chenchen and Xiaoji. It is estimated that Xiaoji will be wronged...