Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 265 Wang Ziteng's struggle, Emperor Jingshun's eagerness
It is really helpless for the founding nobles, headed by the king of Beijing County, to choose to lie flat.

Originally, the concubine Xiande from Jia's family descended to Longzi, and they felt that they had a backer.

It can't be said that wealth can last for several generations.

But now, judging from Emperor Jingshun's attitude towards Wang Ziteng.

It seems that whether we can survive this generation is in between.

Even Yuanchun's own uncle, Emperor Jingshun, was merciless.

He continued to indulge the officials' attacks on him.

How do you let old relatives like four kings and eight fathers deal with themselves?
There is only quietly and silently, trying to reduce my sense of existence as much as possible.

In order to maintain the current decent for a few more years.

As long as you survive these few years, wait for the crown prince to be determined.

Then the founder of the country may usher in some turning points.

After all, with the support of these old relatives, the position of Yuan Chun's mother and son will be more stable.

But under the current situation, they dare not move more.

Afraid of disturbing Emperor Jingshun's nerves, he turned his gaze to them.

At that time, just in case, like the old and new party struggles, there will also be an alternation between the old and the new.

It is inevitable that they will be dragged into eternal doom.

What's more, the struggle between the old and new parties has come to an end, and finally ended with a complete victory for the new party.

They are the nobles who founded the country, and it is inevitable that the death of the rabbit and the fox will hurt their kind.

The open and secret struggle between the founder of the country and the newly promoted honor has never stopped.

But recently, the newly promoted nobles occasionally provoked them, and they all began to choose to endure.

In order to be able to get through the current situation smoothly and wait for the opportunity to re-emerge.

Feng Yibo's request was simply asking them to court death.

The founder of the country can neither agree, nor can he not agree.

Then you have to choose the word "drag" to delay the loss as much as possible.

To minimize or even drag to resolve.

Feng Yibo just followed the trend and didn't place too much expectation on it.

Although he didn't know the specific hardships of the founders, he also knew that their decline was evident.

From the perspective of the general trend, it is also known that the replacement of old and new is inevitable.

Even Emperor Jingshun had no choice but to let Yuanchun's son be the crown prince.

It is also necessary to cut off the power of some of the founding nobles in advance to avoid the risk of foreign relatives monopolizing power in the future.

Even the generation of Jia's family are all trash snacks.

But the four kings and eight princes and other founding nobles are all in the same spirit after all, so it is inevitable that some people will have strange thoughts.

Under such a premise, Feng Yibo is only based on the idea of ​​"making three shots if there is no date".

If it succeeds, Li Shouzhong will join the cabinet.

If not, he has nothing to lose.

Moreover, throwing out the matter of the marriage can also make them stalk the mouse.

Let them know that everything is still in their hands.

To avoid feeling like a bully like before.

Because he didn't place too much hope on it, Feng Yibo quickly put this matter behind him.

Back in the mansion, the master and apprentice analyzed the situation in the court.

"You mean, Fei Hong passed away because he couldn't support himself anymore, and he was afraid that he might lose his life at the end of the year?"

Although Feng Yibo is also a servant, his daily contact is mostly with the official affairs of the ministry.

Li Shouzhong, as the Minister of Rites, can participate in the discussion of many core issues.

Regarding Dawei's financial problems, he knew that he was about to be unable to sustain it.

At this time, when the two talked about the change of the cabinet, Li Shouzhong inevitably seemed a little pessimistic about Fei Hong's retirement.

Seeing Feng Yibo's surprised face, he sighed and said:
"That's right, with Fei Hong around, at least it can last for a while."

Fei Hong's understanding of the economy was recognized by both courts and Chinese.

Now that he has withdrawn from the cabinet, many ministers who know the inside story are worried.

"Now that Mr. Zhao Shun is in power, it is very likely that there will be big problems in the short term."

On this point, the master and apprentice agreed.

They are not very optimistic about Zhao Shunjun's entry into the cabinet.

However, Feng Yibo was more worried about the value of the money order.

What Li Shouzhong was worried about was Da Wei's financial problems.

especially……

"Among them, what I'm most worried about is the side pay."

In the past two years, Dawei has suffered from internal and external troubles, and natural and man-made disasters have never stopped.

On the one hand, money should be given out from the treasury for disaster relief.

Sprinkle a lot of it out.

On the one hand, in order to avoid civil upheavals, it is necessary to pay lightly and pay lightly.

Reduce and exempt local taxes.

The silver in the national treasury has long been unable to make ends meet.

If Fei Hong hadn't been in charge of it, there would have been wars all over the place.

Now the frontier land has finally stabilized, if Zhao Shunjun really dares to make a side payment.

I'm afraid the frontier will be unstable immediately, and let Da Wei know what it means to make things worse.

Because of this, Feng Yibo didn't believe that Emperor Jingshun would be so stupid as to ask people to pay him.

Hearing Li Shouzhong's worry, he shook his head and said:
"Although the Holy Majesty has always had reservations about the impeachment of Prince Teng by the officials, but in the end, at most it will be a replacement, and it is impossible to make a side payment."

The guards of the Wei Dynasty have long been corrupted.

Otherwise, the Japanese pirates would not have driven straight in.

However, the frontier army has been facing foreign enemies for a long time, but it still maintains a good combat effectiveness.

It's not a big problem to change the general, as long as he is knowledgeable in military affairs.

But if you dare to cut the salary, you will destroy the Great Wall yourself.

Li Shouzhong heard Feng Yibo's words, and knew that this was probably the general opinion of officials in the DPRK and China.

Seeing his apprentice being so naive, he couldn't help but smile wryly:
"This matter is really hard to say. There are some things that many people don't know yet."

"Oh?"

Feng Yibo was taken aback, but he didn't know what Li Shouzhong was referring to.

Fortunately, Li Shouzhong didn't make any detours, but directly started telling his disciples the secrets of the cabinet.

"Wang Ziteng built a fortress in the border area, which was originally a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people."

Li Shouzhong said last time that Wang Ziteng wanted to manage a section of the Great Wall with a fort.

When Li Shouzhong learned about it, he lavishly praised it and said:
If this line of defense is completed, Great Wei can add another [-] miles of territory.

But when it was mentioned this time, Li Shouzhong sighed and said:

"But he built the fort with the profit of the horse market, but now he asks the court for money, and says that part of the side pay has not been paid in time, please solve it as soon as possible, if not for his persuasive persuasion, there may be a possibility of mutiny. "

"This……"

Hearing this news, Feng Yibo was taken aback.

This Wang Ziteng actually got into a fight with Emperor Jingshun!
Obviously, this is a threat of side pay.

Either give money, and Wang Ziteng will take all the profits from the horse market.

Either press down on impeachment, and Wang Ziteng will naturally pay the general.

No wonder Li Shouzhong was worried about the side pay. It turned out that the side pay had become a bargaining chip between Wang Ziteng and the court.

Seeing Feng Yibo's surprised face, Li Shouzhong was even more worried, saying:
"If things go on like this, if there is a real mutiny, the good situation there before will no longer exist."

Speaking of this, Feng Yibo couldn't help sighing:
"He dared to fight against the imperial court and the Holy Lord, this is the way to bring disaster!"

Li Shouzhong nodded when he heard the words, and said:
"In the past few days, the cabinet has been annoyed by this matter, but it has nothing to do with Prince Teng for a while."

Hearing this, Feng Yibo thought of the situation in the DPRK and China, and said doubtfully:

"But the Holy Majesty hasn't suppressed the impeachment yet, so it won't be long before the prince jumps around?"

Li Shouzhong shook his head when he heard the words, and said:

"Unless the Holy Majesty is willing to use internal funds, maybe it can be delayed for a while, otherwise I don't think Wang Ziteng will be able to move."

The reason is very simple.

If you are stuck with money, you can only solve it with money.

Otherwise, you will be stuck forever.

Wang Ziteng knew that the court was short of money, so he used the side pay to ask the court for money.

If Emperor Jingshun was really willing to give up the money, he would take part of his internal funds.

Then Wang Ziteng's method will be useless, and he may even be charged with a felony because of it.

"So, in the near future, I'm afraid something big will happen."

Feng Yibo touched his chin, analyzed:

"Either the imperial court raises money and pays the side pay first, then Prince Teng will be punished."

"Either the imperial court recognizes the characters by pinching their noses, and let Wang Ziteng continue to roam around the border, lest he will become more presumptuous."

Speaking of which, Wang Ziteng is also a dangerous move.

No matter what the result is, he will lose Emperor Jingshun's trust.

Even if it succeeds for a while, there will be endless troubles in the future.

Feng Yibo couldn't understand, Wang Ziteng's obsession with power.

He would rather fight to the death than continue to sit in this position.

Maybe this is a typical example of "a man can't be powerless for a day", right?

Hearing Feng Yibo's analysis, Li Shouzhong didn't make any comments, but just sighed:

"No matter what you do, it will not be a good thing for the court."

The master and apprentice analyzed for a while, and roughly clarified the direction of the matter.

But it is still impossible to judge the current situation.

Fortunately, these things have little to do with Feng Yibo for the time being.

Again:
Even if Wang Ziteng is Baochai's biological uncle, he is only a cousin.

Even if the family is ransacked and the family is wiped out, the Feng family will not be implicated.

What's more, with his current situation, the possibility of ransacking his home is unlikely.

At most, he went directly to the field, and Jingshun didn't recover during the years.

Therefore, Li Shouzhong was worried, but Feng Yibo was relaxed.

As the saying goes: If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government.

Feng Yibo is now the Minister of Rites, in charge of overseas affairs.

It's not Wang Ziteng's turn to worry about things like this.

Whenever a major event happened in the court, Feng Yibo would drag Li Shouzhong to analyze it together.

This is to understand how the court works.

As for the development of the situation itself, Feng Yibo also just wanted to be aware of it.

There is no overbearing thought.

Not long after, the matter of Wang Ziteng has not yet settled.

But Feng Yibo got a surprising news.

On that day, Lin Ruhai rushed to find Feng Yibo.

As soon as he arrived at the Lin residence, he was led into the study.

Before Feng Yibo could see the ceremony, Lin Ruhai said eagerly:

"The Holy Majesty is going to move the Zhen family!"

As soon as these words came out, Feng Yibo suddenly couldn't believe it, frowned and said:
"what?"

It was only then that Lin Ruhai remembered that this matter was confidential.

He hastily went to the door to have a look, then said:

"I also received the news temporarily that this matter will be taken care of by the Dragon Scale Guard, the Holy Majesty will not allow me to intervene in it!"

Lin Ruhai had previously submitted evidence of the Zhen family's corruption of ink, and now he still works in Yilantai Temple.

It stands to reason that it would be logical to leave this matter to him.

But Emperor Jingshun directly used the Dragon Scale Guards to prevent Lin Ruhai from intervening.

After hearing this, Feng Yibo fell into deep thought.

What the hell is going on here?
Before Feng Yibo could think of anything, Lin Ruhai asked eagerly again:
"Yibo, you said before that the Zhen family colluded with Japanese pirates. You still have evidence, and my Lin family was poisoned. It is not difficult to find someone to handle it. Now you have a clue?"

This is what Feng Yibo said last time when he comforted Lin Ruhai.

Unexpectedly, Lin Ruhai remembered everything verbatim.

Hearing this, Feng Yibo waved his hands and said:

"Uncle, don't worry, there is no time for the poisoning of the Lin family, but I can arrange for the collusion with Japanese pirates at any time."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruhai frowned slightly, and then hurriedly said:

"Then give me the evidence that the Zhen family colluded with Japanese pirates!"

Feng Yibo nodded, but said:
"It's okay, but you have to wait first, and I will arrange it later."

Seeing Lin Ruhai's eagerness, Feng Yibo didn't rush, and said:
"Before that, can uncle tell me the general situation of this matter, and we can make a decision after uncle calms down?"

Only then did Lin Ruhai realize that he was a little anxious.

"Shut up!"

Immediately, he let out a long sigh of relief, and then said:

"I don't know why the Holy Majesty suddenly decided to move the Zhen family, but today he summoned me into the palace after the court was over, and asked me if I had any evidence about the salt case."

Having said that, he paused, then frowned and said:
"The Holy Majesty also specifically explained that it's not just the Zhen family, so don't miss any doubts."

Obviously, Lin Ruhai had calmed down a lot at this time.

Only then did he feel that Emperor Jingshun's matter of looking for him was a bit strange.

Feng Yibo also wondered when he heard the words:

"The Holy Majesty is in such a hurry to deal with the Zhen family, and asked for other evidence, what is the reason for this?"

"I don't know why the Holy Majesty was in such a hurry, and I could only shake my head at that time."

Lin Ruhai recalled the previous conversation, sighed and said:
"Because I was poisoned before I had time to investigate other than the Zhen family matter."

Feng Yibo didn't bother with these, but paced around the room, muttering in his mouth:
"Why is Your Majesty in such a hurry?"

As he spoke, he frowned suddenly, and asked Lin Ruhai:

"What special purpose does His Majesty have in mobilizing the Zhen family at this time?"

Lin Ruhai couldn't think of any reason for a while, so he could only guess:
"Could it be that His Majesty didn't want to punish Zhen's family severely, but before the national funeral, he could reduce the punishment?"

Last time, Feng Yibo analyzed it.

Before the national funeral is over, someone will plead for the Zhen family on the grounds that "the bones of the old concubine are not yet cold".

If the national mourning has passed, some people will plead for the Zhen family on the grounds that "the spirit of the old concubine is in heaven".

There seems to be little difference between the two, but it is clear that the power of "Bones are not cold" is stronger.

If the national mourning had not yet passed and the Zhen family incident happened, the punishment would be less.

And after the national funeral, Emperor Jingshun might have to deal with it impartially.

"No no no."

Feng Yibo heard the words, but shook his head again and again, and said:
"If you want to reduce the punishment of the Zhen family, someone has to ask them."

He remembered the situation at Feng Ziying's side, and then contacted the situation in the court, explaining:
"But now that the old party has been destroyed, all the Jianguo lineages that have been friends with the Zhen family have disappeared, and they have all temporarily hibernated."

Speaking of this, Feng Yibo paused, but then pondered again, and said in his mouth:
"Uncle said that the Holy Majesty is in a hurry, and asked you if you have any evidence from another family. This...could it be..."

At this moment, he suddenly remembered the conversation with Li Shouzhong before.

Feng Yibo's eyes lit up immediately, and he shouted twice:

"I understand! I understand!"

Seeing Lin Ruhai looking at him inexplicably, he smiled slightly and asked:

"Uncle, do you think that the Holy Majesty just wants a sum of money?"

"What do you mean?"

(End of this chapter)