Chapter 141: The Old Case of Jiangdong
This case is very special, because in this big case, except for the crown prince, the rest of the people involved were pardoned. It is precisely because of this big case that when the Son of Heaven won the name of benevolence and righteousness, it also made his later political situation transition smoothly.
And what does this case have to do with the Qu family?
Qu Wendong is the prince's teacher, and naturally he is also a follower of the prince, after the prince's conspiracy was exposed, he was pardoned, and went to Jiangdong to persuade the king of Huainan to withdraw from the army, and he was also one of the most weighty ones.
Lin Su said: "At that time, I was under pressure to pardon the ministers, and after gaining a firm foothold, would I settle the accounts after the autumn?" ”
"In order to show his virtue and benevolence, the Son of Heaven will never admit to settling accounts after the autumn, but some things are still a little weird......"
What are the things?
The year before last, there was a plague in Huainan Palace, and more than 1,000 people died from top to bottom in the palace.
From that day on, the ministers who stood on the side of the prince or the king of Huainan had accidents one after another, the northwest party family was involved in the enemy country spy case and was killed, the southwest Jiang family was involved in the land requisition case, and the door was wiped out, and there were four or five ministers, all of which were in this situation, in just three years, there were accidents one after another, and all the crimes listed had nothing to do with the old Jiangdong case, but the foothold was all wiped out......
How can it be such a coincidence?
The family of dozens and hundreds of years has not had an accident for hundreds of years, and suddenly it is concentrated in three years, and once it happens, it is a major event, and it is all gone.
The Qu family followed the prince that day, could it be that he had a premonition that the reckoning against himself was coming? That's why the Lin family was pulled into the same boat? How much does it increase the resistance points?
If this is the explanation, at least Lin Su is convinced.
The Qu family offended the royal family, and they couldn't pull the allied army all day, and only the Lin family, a family that knew nothing about the inside story and was targeted by high-ranking officials in the court, could be tied up with him. As for whether the Lin family is a qualified ally, the Qu family can't care so much......
Lin Su's back was cold: "Sister Chen, did my father stand in line back then?" ”
Sister Chen shook her head: "Hou Ye almost sided with the King of Huainan back then, and later a mysterious person in the court was arraigned, so he didn't send troops and remained neutral, but I don't know who that person is." ”
The water in the capital is deep, and the water in the court is even deeper!
Lin Su's eyes narrowed: "The previous majesty had three sons, the crown prince, the king of Huainan, and the king of Chen, the first two are dead, and there is only one king Chen left, what kind of person is King Chen?" ”
Sister Chen smiled: "What kind of person is King Chen, didn't the son already understand?" There is a sentence in the song "Will Enter the Wine" that day, "King Chen used to feast peacefully, and fought wine for ten thousand years", isn't it a true portrayal of King Chen? ”
Lin Su was stunned.
When he wrote down that day, he really drank too much, and casually made a Chen Wang, but he didn't expect that there was really a Chen Wang in this world, and this Chen Wang happened to be the same as he described.
Chen Wang is a man of dogs and horses, with no ambitions, likes wine, likes women, likes to make friends, and likes to listen to operas, his family has a troupe every day, and even let those actors take off their clothes to play for him at every turn.
To tell the truth, Lin Su wrote such a poem to King Chen, of course King Chen himself was happy, but for Lin Su, it was a negative sub-item, King Chen had no ambitions, was immoral, ignored etiquette, and was regarded as a teaching material by Confucians from all walks of life.
After Sister Chen made a joke, she turned to the topic, son, according to the situation we have so far, it is very likely that the Qu family has been in a crisis, Qu Lin's marriage, it seems that the Qu family has given the Lin family a backer, in fact, it may be the opposite, are we being calculated by the old man Qu?
Lin Su smiled slightly, even if it was calculated, it was not a bad thing.
The contradictions between the Lin family and the high-ranking officials in the court are irreconcilable, the emperor Lao'er said that it is impossible to like the Lin family, and sooner or later he will attack the Lin family.
"If you take the imperial examination for high school, you will definitely plunge headlong into this bottomless officialdom, I suddenly don't want you to be promoted in the scientific examination......" Sister Chen was frightened, this officialdom is too terrible, a bunch of high-ranking officials have irreconcilable contradictions with him, and the royal family, and he is also fast, such an officialdom, for the Lin family, Jian is really a Shura dojo.
Lin Su hugged her gently: "Don't worry, I don't plan to step into the officialdom, the scientific examination is just a ladder, take the Jinshi, extract the Wenxin, the sky is high and the earth is wide, and you have infinite possibilities!" ”
There was a cry from the green clothes outside, saying that the second brother was coming.
The second brother and Qu Xiu both came over, with four girls, Qu Xiu told Lin Su that these four girls had followed her in the past, they were loyal and reliable, and they were quick to do things, so let them serve a few younger sisters, and tell them if they needed anything.
Several women went to various rooms, Lin Jialiang sat in the pavilion with the third brother, and said something: Third brother, you and I agreed that day, if you enter Beijing, you need to visit Zhang Haoran, or, go to West Hutong tomorrow?
Zhang Haoran, I really need to visit, at the beginning, when the Lin family was so down, only Zhang Haoran came to visit the Lin family, and when the test was held, Zhang Haoran summoned them in advance and told them to take the test, objectively speaking, this news is very important! If he hadn't sent a message in advance, under Qin Fangweng's blockade, the Lin family brothers would not know that the words to be tested in the scientific examination would have been taken at all, and as soon as they entered the examination room, they would have been caught off guard.
Of course, Lin Su himself is fine.
But Lin Jialiang must have a problem.
Without the "temporary cramming" of those few days, Lin Jialiang would definitely be planted in words.
Therefore, it is not too much to say that Zhang Haoran saved Lin Jialiang's scientific expedition.
Since I have entered Beijing, I naturally have to visit.
Lin Su smiled slightly: "Second brother, it's no problem for us to visit him tomorrow, but he doesn't live in West Hutong, he lives in Luliu Villa on the outskirts of Beijing." ”
Lin Jialiang was taken aback: "Is he really the Zhang family of Green Willow Villa?" How do you know? ”
"I sent some people into Beijing in advance to understand the situation in the capital, Zhang Haoran is the grandson of Zhang Juzheng, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion University today, and it is the Zhang family of Green Willow Villa."
Lin Jialiang pondered for a moment, and then skipped it.
followed him and Lin Su to talk about some other things, for example, the matter of living in the Qu family was personally arranged by the head of the Qu family, and he didn't have to care about other people's opinions......
Judging from his tone and demeanor, Lin Jialiang obviously already knew that some people in the Qu family were not very interested in the Lin family brothers, but this was the daughter-in-law's maiden family, and he couldn't quarrel with those people, but fortunately, this Yixian Courtyard was personally approved by the head of the Qu family, and no one dared to come over to spread the wilderness.
Lin Su happened to be happy to be at ease.
The next day, Lin Su and Lin Jialiang rode two horses, left Qufu, and went to the outskirts of the capital.
No one followed, but everyone knew that there was no need to worry about them, because there was no protection on the surface, in fact, there were still people who guarded secretly, and the person who guarded it was the dark night.
There is a dark night, Lin Su is free to break into the rivers and lakes, so who cares if anyone doesn't have long eyes?
The wind is beautiful, the weather is fine, the wind is walking, and the four wildflowers are blooming.
The capital can become the capital of the country, naturally it is not a place to go leisurely, the terrain is empty, the pavilions are endless, every minute and every inch has the historical precipitation of the ancient capital, they went out of the city gate, they stepped on the official road out of the city, on both sides of the official road, there are few dwellings, but there are countless private residences of officials and nobles.
The aesthetics of people in this era are still quite high, the courtyard seats are different, the design is ingenious, the red walls and green tiles, occasionally women come and go lightly, everything is so beautiful.
But ten miles out of the city, it is a different scene, beside the ancient river, a lot of thatched huts have been erected, some unclothed homeless people have come in and out, and some people have come to the side of the avenue, stretching out their hands to beg, their begging is more civilized than other places, other places are beggars follow the rich people, entangled in the back, and they are lying on the ground, hands up, quietly waiting......
Lin Jialiang felt compassion, turned over and dismounted, took out a bag of broken silver, and gave a little to dozens of beggars along the way, and those homeless people were all stunned, when did they beg for such a big deal? Isn't it all a copper plate? But the nobles in front of him gave each person a penny of silver to two coins of silver, which is equivalent to hundreds of copper plates.
This is meeting a great nobleman.
The beggars bowed down at the same time.
Lin Su turned over and dismounted: "Where are you all from?" ”
The beggars below vied with each other to speak, so that the two sons could learn that we were from Xima Town in the north, and there were some people from Stygian Mountain Town......
Of the four towns in the north?
At the beginning, Zhang Wenyuan presided over the alliance of Los Angeles, and with a stroke of the pen, ceded the four towns, and if the tens of millions of people in the four towns did not want to be enslaved by Osumi, they could only move south, from the four towns to the capital, a long journey of 2,000 miles, I don't know how many people died on the way, even if they successfully reached the capital, they could only beg in the capital.
The displaced people are not allowed to enter the city, so most of them are around the capital, and there are as many as one million displaced people around this area.
"Third brother, I'm afraid that my brother will cause trouble, and there is a large group over there, let's leave quickly." Lin Jialiang was a little nervous.
He gave alms to the displaced people, but it was only a kind attack, and he ignored one problem, that is: there are so many displaced people, it is impossible to solve all the problems, and once you start to give alms, more people will come.
"Good!" The Lin brothers turned over and got on their horses and prepared to open the way.
At this moment, on the official road in front, a team of people and horses suddenly came, one in front, holding a black flag, embroidered with a golden wolf on the flag, the flag was fierce, and the mounts under them were also revealed, not horses, but silver giant wolves, the size of a cow, galloping on the official road with teeth and claws.
"Osumi Greeting Mission, get out of the way!" Someone in the ranks of the displaced people shouted loudly.
The homeless people gave way one after another, but some were still a little late, and with a wave of the wolf's claws, dozens of homeless people flew out several feet away.
A woman in the middle of the procession was holding a child in her arms and holding one in her hand, and when she avoided it, she let go, and the child in her hand fell headlong in the middle of the official road.
The giant wolf team has swept in like a tidal wave, and it is about to drown the child.
The woman was shocked and cried out in a terrible voice: No!
With a snort, Lin Su disappeared on the spot, and the next moment, he passed through the team of displaced people who had not had time to evacuate, appeared in front of the child, rolled over, held the child to avoid the claws of the giant wolf, and then retreated three feet, and shouted: "Stop!" ”
The giant wolf team suddenly changed from extreme movement to extreme quiet, and the giant wolf at the front stopped the moment it hit Lin Su, and the windswept wind blew the scribe towel on Lin Su's head high, and the fishy stench in the giant wolf's mouth also rushed to Lin Su's face.
Lin Su's face was as gloomy as water.
He knew what this banner meant, it was the Osumi military flag!
The Lin family's two-hundred-year generals, including a tragic course of confrontation with Osumi, during that process, I don't know how many Lin family retainers died under this military flag.
Now at the gate of the capital, there is actually a military flag of Osumi!
Among the missions, there was a golden wolf, on the back of the golden wolf, was a car with a parasol, the curtain was lifted, revealing two faces, and a person who looked like a big official said sharply: "Who dares to rush into the VIP mission?" ”
Lin Su was furious: "VIP? Have you ever seen a VIP who broke into his host's home and acted recklessly? ”
"Bold, this is a foreign guest mission, give way immediately, otherwise, this official will punish you for a big crime of destroying the friendship between the two countries!"
Lin Su: "Apologize, and then compensate the displaced people for their medical expenses......"
The official's face was dark: "What a big dog, this official will not investigate the crime of the homeless people blocking the road......"
Lin Su coldly interrupted him: "Please answer my question head-on...... Do you pay or not? ”
"Hahahaha, what an ignorant child......"
Lin Su interrupted again: "Don't pay for it, right?" Very good! ”
Hand together, the flying knife is out!
With a thud, the eyes of the leader holding the military flag high widened in disbelief, and one fell from the back of the giant wolf, and the black banner also fell.
The audience was silent, including Lin Jialiang, everyone would never have imagined that Lin Su would kill people directly!
The welcoming mission is a foreign guest, and the slightest collision is to destroy the diplomatic relations between the two countries, this crime is boundless, and how did Lin Su do it, is it more than a collision? Kill the foreign guests directly!
Lin Jialiang's heart sank instantly, although he was also angry, he definitely couldn't accept that the third brother was so impulsive, it's over! It's definitely over! Countless high-ranking officials in the DPRK and China are looking for your loopholes, so as to damage your imperial examination, you may not be able to hide quietly and without causing trouble, and now you have killed foreign guests...... The third brother's road to the imperial examination has come to an end.
More than 100 giant wolves bowed their heads at the same time, and the whole audience was like pig iron solidified, which was a terrible feeling of suffocation......
Three miles away, Fengqi Villa, on the highest floor, Her Royal Highness the Princess's face also changed instantly: "Phantom, what's the matter?" ”
A shadow appeared from behind her: "There is a scholar who killed the people of the Welcome Mission......"
"Who is this?"
Ignorance!
As he was driving, the official took a long breath: "...... Dog daring, take it for this official! ”
"Yes!" Seven black-clothed guards suddenly appeared out of nowhere, turned around together, and faced Lin Su.
Lin Su's hand was raised suddenly: "This lord, you can know that there are thirteen rules of the Great Cangtie, but anyone who erects a foreign military flag within the borders of the country will be punished by everyone!" Made to come! ”