Whose Evil in the Red Chamber

The visitor who surprised Huan Yi was none other than Shui Rong, the prince of Beijing.The two of them, one is the leader of the Zhongan Palace, and the other is the heir of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes. In the past, no matter in the court or in the local area, there will inevitably be a lot of friction. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. , always thinking of taking a bite out of the opponent's faction, although the surface is still peaceful, the internal struggle is already raging.

This time, both of them secretly left the capital and went to Weiyang, and the plan was naturally the Yanzheng, which was already a tacit understanding between them.What they think is, of course, while protecting their own interests in the salt business, they can make a big scapegoat for the other party. Why not do the best of both worlds?

Therefore, although both of them knew that the other party was coming to Weiyang, they maintained the attitude that the king did not see the king, and secretly stumbling each other: when Huan Yi was involved in scandals, Shui Rong often caused his subordinates to fish in troubled waters; Huan Yi often made fun of the matter of failure.

Until today, Shui Rong took the initiative to come to the door, which broke the stance maintained by the leaders of the two factions in Weiyang. As for Shui Rong's intention, Huan Yi naturally had many speculations in his mind, but the matter of Xue's family was a foregone conclusion, and Huan Yi did not Worrying about this, Wuhegang is a rivers and lakes force they have supported for many years in the south of the Yangtze River, so it is not so easy to be taken over by outsiders. For this, Huan Yi is still quite confident.

At this time, footsteps came, Huan Yi suppressed the speculation in his heart, his face was calm, showing his usual expression, he cupped his hands to greet him, and said in a warm voice: "Rare customers, rare customers, is Shui Rong always good?"

Shui Rong didn't show the slightest bit of dissatisfaction because Huan Yi made him wait for a while, but also had a smile on his face. The way is that people are in good spirits when they meet happy events, so it can be seen that the prince is welcoming the door with a happy event, but I don’t know if I have the blessing to be able to enjoy the joy of the prince?”

"Oh? Happy event? How come I don't know what other happy event I have?" Huan Yi asked with a smile without changing his face.

Shui Rong looked at Huan Yi's expression, but couldn't see the slightest clue. He sighed in his heart that Huan Yi was indeed very rich, and then smiled nonchalantly and took out a few pages from his bosom, and handed them to Huan Yi's desk. before.

Huan Yi took a look, and his face couldn't help changing. These few pages were nothing else but a few pages torn from an account book. Although it was only a few sheets, Huan Yi recognized it at a glance. What was recorded was the record of a batch of private salt he sold out of Chen Cang secretly by using the Mingxiu plank road of the Roewe Escort Bureau.

Ever since Lin Ruhai joined Weiyang Salt Affairs, every force in this muddy water has been dormant for the time being, not daring to act rashly. However, a batch of extremely large amount of private salt in Zhong'an Palace has been boiled and just waiting to be transported out of the salt well. It can be exchanged for white silver.

Because the news was too tight, the mine owner didn't dare to be self-reliant, so he hurriedly sent someone [-] li to rush the letter to the capital. When Huan Yi came to Weiyang this time, one of the major things was to personally and properly dispose of this batch of illegal salt.And the way he came up with was to use the local Roewe Escort.

Escort Zhao took the risk and secretly transported two-thirds of the private salt to Huan Yi in the name of guarding the bodyguard. The last time, Zhao Escort saw that the rumors were too tight, and he also retreated. Huan Yi Lured by Xu Yili, this is the last time he used the name of the Rongwei Escort Bureau to release the Wuhegang Robbery Escort, and successfully transferred all the last batch of private salt.

The Rongwei Escort has lost its use value at this time, and Huan Yi also intends to kill people to silence the future troubles. Who would have thought that the head of Zhao Escort has been around for many years, and he is not stupid. Without a collar, he rolled up his bed and fled. After Huan Yi and Wuhegang dealt with the last batch of private salt, they came back to deal with Zhao's escort, only to find that the old man had escaped.

What's even more hateful is that this old man also sold the Rongwei Escort to the Jin family, and turned it into Lin Jingxuan's property. Only a few words, but did not dare to act rashly.

The few pages in Shui Rong's hand are not important, what is important is what is recorded in the entire account book, especially whether there is any record about Wuhegang in it, if the power of Wuhegang is lost, But it's like digging a piece of flesh out of Huan Yi's body.

It is precisely this that makes it difficult for Huan Yi, who has always been indifferent to emotions and anger, to maintain his usual calmness. After a long while, the expression on his face is unpredictable, and then the corner of his mouth curled up stiffly, and asked in a deep voice Said: "Since Shui Rong personally came to the door with sincerity, but I don't know what the picture is?"

Huan Yi knew in his heart that Shui Rong must have other plans, otherwise, as long as Shui Rong brought this evidence back to the capital along with Zhao's escort, the consequences would be disastrous.But Shui Rong didn't do that. Instead, he came to the door with evidence, and let him know the news. So, what is Shui Rong's move for?

"The son is a sensible person, and he does not speak dark words in front of the wise. This account book and his master are in my hands. If the son wants it, I will naturally give it to him. However, I also have a small request. , I hope the prince can agree." Shui Rong looked at Huan Yi's expression, it was rare to see this good prince change his face, and Shui Rong's heart was naturally very comfortable, compared to the stiff smile on Huan Yi's face, Shui Rong undoubtedly smiled very happily.

"Oh? But I don't know what Shui Rong wants?" Huan Yi ignored the obtrusive smile on Shui Rong's face and asked in a deep voice.

"I'm not as greedy as the prince. The big Xue family will swallow it as soon as they say it. The prince eats meat, but we can't even drink soup. It doesn't seem to be justified?" With a cheerful smile, as if Xue's family's life and death are all in sight.

Huan Yi couldn't help but change his face twice when he heard the words, and looked carefully at the water-soluble expression, and his face gradually eased, not as condensed as before, and then he said: "It's a pity that the water-soluble color is too bad. Coincidentally, if it's such a day in the morning, if I sell water to save face, I can save people's lives anyway, right?"

After hearing this, Shui Rong smiled indifferently, and said indifferently: "The Xue family is just a dog who has betrayed the master, what's the use of keeping it? I also want to thank the prince for doing me a big favor, so as not to dirty my hands and be helpful to others." Confession."

Shui Rong spoke from his heart.The four major families were originally from their lineage. The Xue family did get the order of the palace to steal the lifeblood of Yiranlou after the death of the old Marquis Xing'an.They also took a fancy to the Yiran Building, a cash cow that has been entrenched in the boundaries of Gusu for many years, but they did not expect to cause a big disaster, and this matter was stabbed to the Holy Spirit.

More importantly, this incident not only lost face with the emperor, but also angered the emperor who had always been the most tolerant to the old ministers, making him ashamed.Although on the surface only the Xue family was dismissed from the job, Shui Rong knew in his heart that it was impossible for the emperor not to know the role of the Beijing Palace in it.

Therefore, on the cusp of this storm, the Beijing Palace managed to keep itself from being dragged out. It was already the result of turning a blind eye to the superiors. There was no way to help the Xue family, so they had to send a message to the Xue family to be patient for the time being.Who would have thought that Xue Mingyi was disobedient, seeing that the Beijing Palace could not help him, he actually climbed up to Gao Zhi'er in the Zhong'an Palace instead!

This incident really put the face of Prince Jing's Mansion in Beijing, Shui Rong always remembered this incident in his heart, and he didn't like to see Xue's family very much.Not to mention that this time, seeing that the Xue family and Lin Jingxuan have a good friendship, Shui Rong, who was thinking of subduing Lin Jingxuan, has hit a wall again, and the old grievances have not been resolved yet. The Xue family, who was willing to help, became more and more dissatisfied with Shui Rong.

In fact, Xue Mingyi's climbing up to Huanyi was really a mischievous overthinking.Xue Mingyi is also considered an old fox. The four families of Jia Shiwang and Xue are connected with each other, but they have been standing in the Beijing King's line since the time of the emperor Gaozu of this dynasty. It was a blow to the head, but it didn't make him lose his head and go to the side of Prince Zhong'an's mansion.

Here, it's really the Zhen family's dishonesty.The Zhen family has old relatives with the Jia family, and has always been in close contact with the Jia family. Although they did not explicitly say that they are on the side of the Beijing Palace, they have not seen the Zhen family since the death of the eldest prince supported by the Zhen family at the time of the emperor. Which side is closer to it.

Therefore, when the Zhen family offered an olive branch to Xue Mingyi, Xue Mingyi never expected that the Zhen family would follow the path of Prince Zhong'an's residence, and Huan Yi, the son of Prince Zhong'an, would come to the Zhen's house to meet him in person. While complaining, he was also forced to board Huan Yi's boat. Now that he wants to get out, it depends on whether the King of Beijing believes it or not. If there is a quarrel, then there is really no way out. up.

Standing on Huan Yi's side in such a daze, the Xue family's position has become very awkward. Their family is not a family of princes and officials, and they have no confidence. Even if they are dissatisfied with Huan Yi and the Zhen family's actions, He had to smile apologetically, which could be called knocking out his teeth and swallowing.

This is also another reason why Xue Mingyi sold Jing Xuan so simply, and turned his back so quickly.At first, Xue Mingyi took a fancy to Jingxuan as the son of Lin Ruhai, and wanted to use the power of the Lin family to return to the family of four princes and eight princes.Unexpectedly, after getting acquainted with Jing Xuan, the old fox found out that Lin Jingxuan was not on the side of the four kings and eight princes because of his surname Lin, and behind this one stood the current sage!

Ever since, Xue Mingyi jumped out of factional disputes resolutely and obediently. With this big tree now, he didn't want to take risks by jumping up and down. Xue Mingyi also tasted the sweetness of the matter, and after seeing Jing Xuan's methods, he naturally became more determined. As for people like Shui Rong, Xue Mingyi also stood up and no longer obeyed orders.

Shui Rong was displeased with Xue's "family slave of three surnames", and Huan Yi also regarded Xue's family as an ungrateful and unfamiliar dog. On this point, the two coincided surprisingly.Therefore, when Huan Yi heard Shui Rong say "The Xue family is just a dog who betrayed the master", the smile on his face became brighter again.

"I couldn't understand the Xue family's behavior towards Qin Muchu, so I wanted to teach this old man Xue Mingyi a lesson. Who would have thought that his stupid son is just a short-lived ghost? As for swallowing the Xue family alone, Shui Rong is just kidding. I have never thought of this before, the Xue family still has descendants, and the property of the Xue family naturally belongs to Mrs. Xue, mother and daughter, what does Shui Rong think?" After Huan Yi said these words with a little deep meaning, Shui Rong's eyes widened. It flickered involuntarily.

"So that's the case, it seems that I have treated the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain? I should be punished, I should be punished." Shui Rong pretended to make an apology.

Huan Yi clapped his palms and laughed loudly, and said to Shui Rong: "The family has prepared good wine and food, how about having a drink with me, my brother?"

"Being obedient is worse than respect." Shui Rong responded with a smile.

Over the rich banquet, Huan Yi and Shui Rong talked and laughed at Yan Yanjian, and quickly reached an alliance tacitly. The three-legged confrontation between the Department and the Zhongshun Prince's House has been going on for a long time. If it is said to form an alliance, this is the first time that Shui Rong and Huan Yi have encountered it.

Weiyang’s interests in the salt affairs have been involved for a long time, and the waters have long been muddy. This time, Lin Ruhai was appointed as the censor of the salt inspection. For the time being, each family refrained from making any big moves. They have a lot of things in each other's hands, and this alliance just happens to save each other's effort.

The two formed an alliance, and you don’t even have to worry about the candidate who is the scapegoat. You just push it all to Zhongshun’s line. As for the rich property of the Xue family, since Huan Yi acquiesced in getting a share of the pie, then the next thing , but each depends on its own ability.

The guests and hosts had a great time at the feast, and when Shui Rong returned to the mansion and told the matter to the accompanying people, all of them showed joyful faces. The more fat sons of the Xue family can eat, the more they can share. Isn't there more broth?If you can eat some minced meat, that would be even better!

Liu Fang from Li Guogong's mansion laughed and said: "The matter will be settled when the prince comes forward. I am ashamed. I should have shared the worries for the prince, but it is really useless."

As soon as the words fell, Shi Ye who was sitting beside him also echoed: "The grand master's talent is really admirable, but it's ridiculous that the Xue family is blind, so he reaped the consequences of himself, which shows that it is fundamental to be loyal. "

Everyone naturally nodded in agreement, and Shui Rong showed a warm smile on his face, and nodded to Shi Ye: "Don't worry, although Jia Shi Wang Xue and your four families are related, but the loyal father of the Shi family and I You can see it in your eyes, and there will be no changes because of the Xue family's affairs."

Shi Ye hurriedly got up and bowed, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more heated for a while, Shi Ye exhaled a breath, and finally put down the big stone in his heart, and everyone present also apologized, but they secretly calculated Jia The positions of the three families, Shi, Wang, in the Beijing Palace.

Old Mrs. Wang used to be very close to Mrs. Beijing, but these years Mrs. Wang has been in office, and Mr. Beijing rarely shows up because of his poor health. Everything in the palace is handed over to the prince, and the two sons of the Wang family are in their prime. Both Wang Ziteng and Wang Zisheng are not that close to Shui Rong, so the position of the Wang family in this line is not stable.

This generation of the Jia family, Rongning and Ningfu, are all closely related to Shui Rong, but the men of this generation are all helpless idiots, probably because the ancestors of the Jia family were born with mud legs. It's still a scholarly family, so he gradually abandoned martial arts and followed literature, telling his children to focus on reading.

However, in this generation, neither Jia Shen nor Jia Zheng is material for studying. The former has no interest in studying at all, while the latter is hardworking. However, after repeated trials and failures, in the end, they favored a future.On the contrary, Jia Jing from Ningguo Mansion got a good reputation. Who knows what kind of muscle this Jinshi master made a mistake. After getting the fame, he waved his sleeves and ran to the gymnasium to become a Taoist priest.

Therefore, the Beijing Palace can only do its best to support Jia Zheng, the only one who holds an official title in the court. However, this is really a elm-headed man. It is nothing more than pushing Jia Zheng's position to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry. Compared with his younger sister-in-law Lin Ruhai, who is promoted like a fast horse, it is a world of difference.

As for the next generation, they are still too young to see why, so although the Jia family has a close relationship with Shui Rong, the Jia family will not live up to their expectations and will inevitably lose their status among these people.

In this way, the historians are highlighted. This Shi Ye is the eldest son of Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding, and he is the same generation as Jing Xuan. He is now in his early twenties and works as a student supervisor in the Imperial College. The next imperial examination is over, and it can be regarded as the most promising young generation among the four.

Now, Shi Ye is very popular in front of Shui Rong, and after receiving Shui Rong's reassurance, he was even more relieved, and then thought that in terms of closeness, the wife of the Xue family is the daughter of the Wang family and Jia Zheng's wife and sister. The Jia and Wang families are closest to the Xue family, and their historians were only involved because they were related to the Jia family. It is no wonder that the son did not blame him.

Thinking of this, Shi Ye's heart became more subtle. If Jia Zheng was inferior to the prince because of this, if he could get the first place in the imperial examination this time, he would worry that the prince would not give Jia Zheng's help. Come to support yourself?

Shui Rong's side is happy and harmonious, and Huan Yi's mood is also good, especially after secretly contacting Jia Yucun. After getting the letter of approval from the other party who is willing to secretly help him take down the property of Xue's family, Huan Yi's face showed complacency smile.

If Shui Rong wants to get a share of the pie, he has to see if he has the ability. Although Jia Yucun is a villain, he is a villain with plans. It is a great joy that such a person can be used by him!What's more, thinking that Jia Yucun is still willing to provoke Lin Ruhai and Lin Jingxuan's father and son to make a further estrangement, Huan Yi feels more and more happy in his heart.

So what if the Empress Dowager protects Lin Jingxuan?As long as Lin Ruhai completely despises this son and puts down an unfilial hat in public, this Lin Jingxuan will be a useless person, and everyone will accuse him of being a useless person. Even if the queen mother is against him, the emperor will not dare to risk the disgrace of the world to help him, will he?

Just like most people in this world, Huan Yi also thinks that the reason why the emperor treats Lin Jingxuan kindly is because of the empress dowager's face, who made this kid's biological mother the empress dowager's most beloved princess of Hengyang?

The mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind, just when Shui Rong and Huan Yi both think that they are the last oriole and are proud of it, Jing Xuan, who has been paying close attention to the movements of the two of them, is talking with the emperor. Playing chess and sipping tea, while listening to the detailed report of the dark guard.

Jing Xuan's face was calm, and when he heard that Jia Yucun was still jumping out to kill himself, he even raised his eyebrows very happily. This Jia Yucun also jumped to the end, and this time it was just right to clean up together.

On the contrary, the emperor's face was extremely bad, and he squeezed out a cold snort from his nose. Although he was very unwilling to admit the betrayal of these "faithful empresses", the infinite slap in the face of the facts made him have to admit that what the bastard son said was true That's right, these people are the moths of the imperial court, and they should have been pulled out long ago.

Thinking back then that he had listened to the words of these moths and harmed the most obedient prince, the emperor felt very uncomfortable. Looking at the precious grandson in front of him who was good at everything but was taken away by a stupid donkey, the emperor felt even more depressed Well, if the crown prince was still alive, presumably Jing Xuan wouldn't be what he is today!I might even embrace my great-grandson.

Why!I was so depressed in my heart, all the hatred of the emperor was directed towards people like Shui Rong and Huan Yi, they were all these moths!It's a pity that Shui Rong and Huan Yi are full of expectations to carve up Xue's family, but they don't know that they have already become fish on the board.And just three days after all the forces were ready, the news of the death of Xue's father and son also spread back to Weiyang and Jinling. After holding his hand, he didn't lift it up in one breath, and passed out directly.

Jiangnan, the wind is blowing.