The eldest brother of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Wu Lianshui was lying in front of the case, and the map was brightly illuminated by several candlesticks.He rubbed his eyes, took off his steel helmet, and slid his fingers west along the Xuanwu Gate. After a long while, he said, "The imperial guards have come out to arrest people?"

"Not yet, the people outside are all yamen servants and the soldiers of the palaces..." The subordinate hesitated, "It seems that the Beijing Palace has also dispatched troops."

Wu Lianshui was surprised: "He forgot how his father died? How did I never know that such a noble, loyal and patriotic cub could be born in the Beijing King's family? If I remember correctly, isn't that little love of his? The appearance of the posthumous son of King Fu Yizhong, his elder brother is the king of the county, and he is a prince for nothing, can he bear it?" He clapped his hands with a little regret, "I still think that Liu Lang has passed away, at least I can I need a Marquis of Lin to help me write a call to action. It’s a pity, it’s not perfect after all.”

The subordinates said: "Isn't that little lover of the King of Beijing married the granddaughter of Princess Hehui? That princess has some skills."

"She has only a few skills!" Wu Lianshui laughed, "She is much better than her brother. But I'm afraid it's more than that. Didn't it mean that Lin Mo's younger sister was adopted by the queen as a foster daughter? It can be regarded as appeasement. I said, a Marquis without a fief, and a princess without a formal canonization or treasure book, the emperor's fake favors are really generous and thoughtful." The person next to him laughed and said, "It's only Lin Shilang who is so young and ignorant. It's a pity, didn't Bai Qian teach him? But Bai Qian himself is also a fool."

"You are not qualified to call Bai Qian." Wu Lianshui's face darkened, "The old man has killed more people than you have eaten rice, I have to call him old man when I see him!" The man immediately came: "Min Luan knows he was wrong."

"Forget it, we didn't count on Lin Mo at all. He was born as the number one scholar and married the daughter of the Kong family. If he is smarter, he should not help Mingzhe and protect himself. Although it is a bit regrettable, we didn't count on him at first. Besides, he is a scholar. Some reputation, but the only valuable thing is his name, and he can't do anything for the sake of fame. I can't help if I ask a literati with a bad reputation to come to the banner. Having said that, no matter how strong his ability to manage accounts is, it cannot be used now. Let’s talk about it in the future. If I want to win him over, why not look at the Rong family and the Bai family? Rong Mingqian is very pedantic, and he is afraid that the army will come At that time, he still wanted to sing a few words, playing some literati festivals, and his son decided to marry the princess—no matter what the princess's name is, it's a relative of the emperor, but fortunately, Yunnan is also far away. As for the Bai family ——I couldn’t move at all, but it just so happened that the emperor put a ready-made opportunity in front of us.”

Wu Minluan is his confidant, so he naturally understands that the so-called "ready-made opportunity" refers to Xi He committing suicide.It turns out that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and Xi He has already married a wife and had children, so although the big guy wonders why Bai Shi is a better man, and his family background is outstanding, but he has been reluctant to marry a wife and take concubines, but it is not suspicious. Go to Xi He.But Xi He was gone, and Bai Shiyue's urgent pleading letter still insisted on sending it to the imperial court, telling the news that Xi He was innocent and almost collapsed. Waiting for Xihe is indeed different.He has already become the top leader in the north, and Song Yan is assisting him. The two are still from the same family, but they don't go in and out together like they did with Xi He back then, and they are very close.

"The general is wise. Little general Bai is the seed of infatuation. We really didn't expect it." Wu Minluan laughed, "It can be seen that although he didn't teach his nephew his skills, he passed on his hobbies to him. It's a pity that Lin The servant just learned his preferences, and did not inherit his idea of ​​not marrying a king, and married Princess Hehui's granddaughter, otherwise things would be simpler."

Wu Lianshui suddenly asked: "You seem to have a special opinion on Lin Mo."

Wu Minluan was startled, and hurriedly said: "The little ones don't dare."

"It doesn't matter." Wu Lianshui said with a smile, "You are Min Feng's younger brother, and I regard you as my own son. Now at this time, whoever you think is not pleasing to the eye, so it doesn't matter if you say it frankly? We are timid and timid. It’s been a waste of time preparing for this trip.”

Wu Minluan lowered his head and said softly: "I don't dare to ruin the general's important affairs."

It seems that there is really a grudge.Wu Lianshui didn't ask him, but only ordered: "What's the situation in Beijing now? How many have been arrested?"

The spies under his command reported: "Not many people were arrested. The people from Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion were surrounded, but the male of his family had followed Mr. Fuyao onto the boat. Now there are many people surrounded on the pier, but It’s fine when the boat sails. But the Jia family seems to be unwilling, and wants to ask the general to make the decision, negotiate with the emperor, and rescue the family members.”

"Hmph." Wu Lianshui sneered twice.The Rongning Second Mansion was originally his abandoned son, and the original plan was to use the clumsiness of a few old nobles to attract the emperor's attention, or kill people, or set fires, to make matters worse, and make people resentful and chaotic. good.When the emperor sent troops to suppress it, their talents were easy to attack.Although there are quite a lot of garrisons in the capital, it is necessary to take care of the people and suppress the rebellion. These people live in dignified places, and a hammer here and a mallet here will disperse a lot of troops.The so-called abandonment was originally a flaw on the chessboard that was deliberately shown off, and it was never intended to be saved.These two families are so useless, they were found out before they did anything, and they still expect him to save them?

"Where are the other families? It will be cleared in half an hour."

"Returning to the general," the spies hesitated, "They heard that the Rongning Second Mansion was imprisoned, and they were a little terrified. Now, several of them have shown signs of repentance."

This is also human nature.Wu Lianshui persuaded them that he was no longer a military general, and lured them with future promotions.But those who are really bold can't help but think "he Wu Lianshui did it, although I'm not as good as him, but when he and the emperor get into trouble, I can do it by taking advantage of it", and those timid ones, even though they agreed to him , I also think his idea is very good, but if they really want to make a move, they will look forward and backward.The emperor's actions were really swift and violent. Before anyone could react, Rongning and Ningfu were already surrounded, and the gold, silver and jewels that were confiscated did not hide from others. Shanzi's eunuch's voice was extremely loud. This family married their son in the morning, and their house was ransacked in the afternoon. The people in the streets and alleys were talking about it. How could the matter not reach the ears of other families?They naturally understood - the matter was brought to light.

Those with a bit of conscience would discuss it with Wu Lianshui's people, and those without a conscience would just wish to lock the gate of the courtyard and never see guests again, but it wasn't me who swore to make a big career out of it a few days ago.

"Don't be angry, the general. Don't we already know the fame of those people? As long as they are promising, they won't be reduced to this level." Wu Minluan persuaded.

Although the emperor valued literature over martial arts, he was not stupid. He naturally knew the importance of generals guarding the border.A few able ones were reused after all.Even though he was afraid of Wu Lianshui, it was obvious that he hadn't seized his military power all these years.Now in the capital, guarding the title of his ancestors, he can't move anything, most of them are useless idlers raised by the Supreme Emperor.Wu Minluan was arrogant and arrogant. At first Wu Lianshui wanted to unite with them, but he had to keep calling these people "adults", and he vomited to death.Now is a chance to let out a sigh of relief.

"Oh?" Wu Lianshui said with a smile, "Now that we are in such a bad situation, the emperor beat our first mover with a few words, Min Luan doesn't seem to be in a hurry?"

Wu Minluan saluted and said: "The lower officials know that your lord must have a second move. And it is a second move that the capital cannot respond to."

"Where is my last move. But the emperor is smart all his life, but unfortunately he has too many sons. It would be another way to say if he had appointed the crown prince early and drove a few sons to the fief. But now..."

Indeed, although the big guys have known for a long time that the crown prince came out of the three of Qin Chuqi, and now he has even obtained the promise of the emperor's golden mouth and jade teeth, saying that Shui Fu will be the crown prince, but he will not be crowned crown prince for a day. Same day.Except for King Qi who was relegated from prince to county king, the House of Internal Affairs took part of his farm according to regulations, replaced a lot of utensils, and the expenses of the princess and side concubine. The amount of salary and the annual rent charged by the farm shop are exactly the same.Even if King Qi is now the king of the county, the retainers he raised have not left yet, so how can it be true that it will not work at all?

In times of peace and prosperity, these people will accept their fate.But it's different now, troubled times are approaching, who wants to kowtow to others for the rest of their lives?Not to mention that Shui Fu is actually not a big-hearted person.As far as Wu Minluan knew, Zhao Wang and Wei Wang were quite dissatisfied with his past arrogance.Zhao Wang even said, "He has always robbed me since I was a child, and when he becomes prosperous in the future, he will not give me a way to survive."Back then when Xi Songxi rebelled, he was the one who personally reported the Xi family. He was his companion, shared weal and woe with him, and was his most capable assistant, but they all made clothes for Shui Fu. Can he bear it?

There must be a fight among the several princes, and at that time, it is the real time for the Wu family to make a move.

"The next official is willing to lead 500 people to raid the granary at Shuncheng Gate." Wu Minluan volunteered voluntarily.

The Shunchengmen granary is close to West Street and has abundant reserves. Once a war breaks out, it can provide the most powerful protection for the officers and soldiers in Beijing.But Wu Jiajun is a guest here after all, and they came here in hiding, there is no reason for "grain and grass first", they originally wanted to "borrow" some from Fuyao Lord, and then destroy the granary.Now the Shunchengmen granary is indeed the cheapest and most panic-stricken option in the capital.

"Go." Wu Lianshui said comfortingly.