When Yongzheng dressed as Lin Ruhai

Lin Ruhai was originally handling official business in the Yamen of the Salt Administration, when the head listener followed Lin Danlai, someone went to the mansion to ask for an interview, but because the guest said that he came in a hurry, so he didn't prepare a post in advance, and sent it first.

The mistress of the Lin family, Mrs. Jia, is nominally recuperating from her illness, so she can't easily see outsiders, so the housekeeper Lin made the decision for the time being, and wanted to invite the guests to come back later.

However, the guest looked young, only 25 or [-] years old, but he had an extremely dignified temperament, and the waiters around him were also relentless, and he insisted on sending people to the Yanzheng Yamen to find him. Lin Ruhai, told Lin Ruhai that he was coming.

At the same time, the guest also took off the jade pendant hanging around his waist, and asked Lin Ruhai to let the messenger take it to Lin Ruhai, saying that when Lin Ruhai saw this jade pendant, he would go back to his house to meet him. of.

Although Lin Butler was dubious in his heart, but thinking that it would not be of much benefit if the other party deceived him, he sent Li Si to take the jade pendant to the Yanzheng Yamen to find Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai took the jade pendant held by Lin Dan, looked it over carefully, and saw the pattern of two dragons playing with pearls engraved on one side of the jade pendant, and the word Pu on the other side, and immediately realized who the visitor was.

First, Prince Yizhong launched an attack, and then Prince Zhongxin's people visited. Lin Ruhai couldn't help frowning all these things, thinking that there was an accident in Beijing.

Only when Lin Ruhai returned to the mansion and saw the visitor, did he realize that it was Prince Zhongxin who came in person instead of sending someone as he thought, and he couldn't help being deeply surprised.

Because according to his thinking, the saint should keep a close eye on his sons for the sake of Prince Yizhong. How could he suddenly run out and leave the capital, and even come to Yangzhou to find him?

However, Lin Ruhai was shocked in his heart, but on the face he quietly asked the maid to serve tea.

For a while, the two sat down as host and guest, and the maid brought tea, and Lin Ruhai waved away the servants guarding the hall.

When there was no one else in the hall, Lin Ruhai got up and opened the doors and windows in the hall by himself, so as to prevent anyone from approaching and eavesdropping.After everything was done, Lin Ruhai greeted Tu Junpu and bowed down.

Tu Junpu knew Lin Ruhai for a long time, and knew that he was a confidant of the saint, and the salt tax he paid after he visited the salt censor was only a lot more than his predecessor.Now this is the first time I see myself, Tu Junqing just made a huge profit, he looks so good.

I saw that Lin Ruhai had delicate features and a clear appearance. Just talking about his eyebrows and eyes, he looked like a fairy, but when he frowned and squinted his eyes, there was a little bit of human fireworks, showing the majesty of an official, and he was also cautious in his actions .

For no reason, Tu Junpu had a little more affection for Lin Ruhai.Seeing that he made a big salute to him, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but the other party was too stubborn, Tu Junpu could only let him get up quickly after Lin Ruhai finished the salute, and then helped him.

The two came to the main seat and sat down on the left and right. Lin Ruhai asked tentatively: "I don't know that the loyal and trustworthy prince came to the humble house in person. I missed the welcome and caused the prince to wait for a long time. It is really the fault of the subordinate. Please forgive me crime."

"Master Lin, why did you say that? This king came so suddenly and too presumptuously, I didn't even prepare a post. If Lord Lin is guilty, wouldn't this king come here without invitation?" Tu Junpu smiled and shook his head. .Later, because of the urgency of the situation, Tu Junpu didn't have the heart to beat around the bush with Lin Ruhai, so he simply stated straightforwardly:

"My lord Lin, to be honest, I went to Yangzhou because the situation in the court became more and more serious. After being reprimanded by the emperor a few days ago, the elder brother, he was a little bit overwhelmed, and now he contacted a group of people to make a fuss." He wanted to do the impossible thing. When the father heard about this, he wrote a letter, asking the king to hurry to Yangzhou, hand this letter to Mr. Lin, and ask the king to obey Mr. Lin for the time being. dispatch instructions."

While speaking, Tu Junpu took out the letter that he dared not leave day and night along the way, and handed it to Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai spread the palms of both hands upwards, and took them respectfully.

Lin Ruhai looked at it for a while, and saw that the wax on the seal of the envelope and the dragon head seal on the wax were still there, so she tore open the envelope and unfolded the letter paper inside.The handwriting on the letter paper is like flying dragons and phoenixes, and it is written in one go. It is undoubtedly written by the sage.Looking at the one or two things mentioned in the letter again, he couldn't help being silent for a while, and then gave Tu Junpu a meaningful look.

It turned out that the sage regarded Lin Ruhai as his confidant and did not hide his trivial matters from him, so this time, he took Prince Yizhong's intention to force the palace, and he also had the intention to push the boat along the way, using Tu Junhao's intention to force the palace as a touchstone for the princes.As a result, those princes were all wolfish ambitions, and all of them had their own thoughts. The saint killed them all, and found that only the fourth prince, Tu Junpu, who was awarded the title of loyal prince, was a good one.

The reason why the sage sent Tu Junpu to Yangzhou to find Lin Ruhai was firstly because the capital would be in chaos, so as not to implicate this filial son, he was picked out before the incident happened; It was the sage who had always valued Lin Ruhai, and knowing that he had no second thoughts about him, so he wanted Lin Ruhai to take a closer look at Tu Junpu to see if he was really a person who could take on great responsibilities.

When he saw the front, Lin Ruhai wondered why the sage didn't simply leave him in Beijing and let him lead the army to rehabilitate him?Such a great achievement, when the time comes, it will be more justifiable to make him the heir.

But after seeing the second reason, Lin Ruhai finally knew it.

Although the sage wants Lin Ruhai to help him find someone, this is not the reason, at least it is only one of the reasons.

The sage worried that if Tu Junpu made great achievements, he would change a different person. In fact, in the face of power, few people would not be indifferent, and very few people would not change their temperament.

Moreover, the sage was also afraid that he would not be able to suppress Tu Junpu at that time.

Just like Huang Ama back then, until she was old and could no longer write or approve memorials, she still refused to delegate power.

Seeing Lin Ruhai's eyes fixed on him, Tu Junpu couldn't help but shudder.As a prince who can't get along, Tu Junpu is very good at observing people's words, but Lin Ruhai's face is so pale, and there is no emotion in his eyes, which makes Tu Junpu feel powerless. Even, there is even a sense of embarrassment that I don't know where to put my hands and feet.

In desperation, Tu Junpu gave a fake cough, and said bluntly: "Master Lin, my father asked me to follow your arrangement in all matters, so you don't have to make things difficult, I will only follow Mrs. Lin's life." .”

"Oh?" Lin Ruhai raised his eyebrows, curled the corners of his lips, with a smile that wasn't a smile, Zai Fa wiped away all the bones that had corrupted his immortal temperament, and made Tu Junpu feel cold for no reason.

"The sage speaks, the loyal prince, you have your words first, and you have nothing to say. The officials will believe it, and there is no reason to make things difficult. You can rest assured about this." Lin Ruhai stood up again as soon as he stopped talking, and walked to the door quickly. He shouted loudly: "Lin Zhong, Lin Zhong."

Lin Zhonglin, the housekeeper, had been guarding the yard at any time, waiting for his master to call and order, but now he finally heard Lin Ruhai's voice, and ran over in a hurry.When he was about to approach, Butler Lin took a few breaths, let his breath down, and then stepped forward, bowing his eyebrows and waiting for orders. "master."

"Lin Zhong, there are distinguished guests coming to the house. You have to clean up the catkin pavilion next door to me, so that the distinguished guests can live more comfortably. In addition, pick four maids and four servants to serve the distinguished guests. You must be smart. "

"Lord Lin, you don't need to be like this." After hearing this, Tu Junpu frowned and stepped forward: "Ben... I have something important to do, I just wait for Master Lin's order, and I can't stay here for long, why bother?" Such trouble."

"Who said you're only staying in my house for a while?" Lin Ruhai asked Lin Butler to take someone to clean up the Liuxu Pavilion, and explained to Tu Junpu himself: "The sage has an order, let the next official entertain the prince well, and wait for the capital I'll let you go back when it's over. Now I just hope that the prince will not despise the humble house of the lower official and make it unsightly."

"What?" Tu Junpu was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses again, and hurriedly said: "How is this possible? Father obviously asked me to come to Lord Lin, saying that Lord Lin had arranged it himself."

"Isn't this the arrangement of the lower officials?" Lin Ruhai said with a smile on his lips: "The sage values ​​the prince and doesn't want him to be involved in this disaster. Besides, the sage has eyes and ears in Beijing, how could he not know anything? So At this time, the arrangements have already been made, and we only need to wait for Prince Yizhong to make an incident, so that we can attack all of Prince Yizhong's lineage."

"But father clearly said..." Tu Junpu understood here immediately after he said this.Did the sage say anything to Tu Junpu at that time, but everything was his own guess.

"My lord finally understands." Lin Ruhai nodded to Tu Junpu, and explained: "The lower official is just a censor who inspects the salt, and his subordinates have no military power. The saint asked the lord to come. Maybe there is something that can be borrowed by the lower official. What? It’s just a matter of stabilizing the salt administration in Yangzhou. Your lord, let’s live here with peace of mind. You came to Yangzhou in a hurry, so this is enough to make people suspicious. If you rush back to the capital again , it might mess up the sage's calculations, so it's better not to mess around."

After all, Tu Junpu was only a young man in his twenties, and his temperament was not stable enough. After listening to Lin Ruhai's words, after thinking about it, he found it very reasonable, so he could only agree in a dejected manner.

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