The Promotion of Yuanchun in the Red Chamber

In Jia Lian's view, quietness cultivates one's morality, and the following half sentence means frugality is to cultivate virtue, which means to let him not take ill-gotten gains and just sit back and watch the changes—at least literally.

But this sentence comes from Zhuge Wuhou's "Book of Commandments to Sons", and the original intention is to hope that his son will make a career after cultivating himself, instead of wasting his time.

Should we take it literally or think deeply?

Jia Lian hesitated all night, but at least she didn't lose face and asked Zhao Zhizhen again. As for Wang Ziteng... Jia Lian was not stupid enough to take the prince's letterhead and ran to find Wang Ziteng to clarify his doubts.

But tonight he was doomed to have trouble sleeping: because the family just sent a letter from home.

In the letter, Sister Feng talked about the trivial matters at home, and she advised him to get closer to his uncle, Prince Teng... As the saying goes, move a tree to move a dead man to move a life.

After reading Sister Feng's family letter, Jia Lian was annoyed at first: "You have long hair but short knowledge, what do you know, you woman?" !He was the only one in the room at this moment, and he had nowhere to vent his anger. Wouldn't he vent it by himself in a while?And his blood was getting colder, he thought about it again, and what his daughter-in-law Sister Feng said was not unreasonable.

When my uncle and grandfather Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan were still there, they had already firmly stood by the prince's side.

But as the pillars of the Ningrong and Rongfu passed away one after another, no one in the Jia family was a high-ranking official. In addition... it is considered normal in official circles for people to go out for tea, so the friendship between the Ningrong and Rongfu and the crown prince gradually faded?Even today, Jia Lian can also see that the crown prince has not cared much about his family for a long time.

It's just that, as the eldest son of the Rong Mansion who will succeed in the future, he can be said to affect his whole body: if he makes up his mind and goes to the side of the eldest prince who is vigorously recruiting talented people... let's not mention how the prince feels, just It is difficult to explain to my father and uncle when I go home.

In addition, a few days ago, according to Wang Ziteng's instructions, he tracked down the mastermind who assassinated Wang Ziteng, but unfortunately when he brought people there, the building was already empty - and judging from the situation at the time, he calmly left after getting the news.

Fortunately, he has a strict plan!

Jia Lian leaned on the couch and looked up at the beams: Now he can really understand why his father and uncle are in their prime, one is addicted to pleasure, and the other chats with the diners all day long.This means that I have run into too many walls, and my heart is already chilled, so I simply retreated home and muddled through.

From being high-spirited when he was in Beijing, to now being unwilling after a fall, and worrying about his future... He finally experienced the difficulties in the officialdom, and he was sleepless all night after that.

He wasn't the only one who didn't sleep peacefully that night, Zhao Zhizhen was also sitting in the big tent waiting for others, handling military affairs by the way.

In the blink of an eye, it was the third watch, Zhao Zhizhen rubbed the center of his brows, drank strong tea and thought to himself: If you don't come again, I won't give you a chance.

Just as the soldiers were pouring tea for their lord, the guards entered the account and reported, "General Li, please see me."

Zhao Zhizhen smiled slightly, "Pass it on." It wasn't easy, did you finally get over it? .

But Li Jing said that he had entered the big tent, and he knelt down on the ground without saying a word.

Zhao Zhizhen tilted his head slightly, kept looking at the flickering candles on the desk, and asked after a long time, "Do you know your mistake?"

Hearing this, Li Jing immediately relaxed: the prince said he was wrong, there is still a way to save him!But he said in his mouth: "The last general is guilty!" He was still in the state of being thrown to the ground, not daring to move.

Zhao Zhizhen said with a smile: "You are clever."

Li Jing hurriedly said respectfully: "The last general dare not!"

It is said that Li Jing dragged a few good brothers to the prince to intercede, not only returned in vain, but the prince was so frightened by the hidden secrets that he revealed that he directly quit the tent.

But the more Li Jing returned to his own place, the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong: he and his brothers suddenly blocked the door of the prince's big tent, begging to see him urgently... Others don't know the inside story, watching this battle... Li Jing suddenly felt that this is a bit like forcing the palace !

If the prince uses military law to deal with it, he will not be wronged if he immediately beheads the capital!

Thinking of this, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.In the past, fighting on the battlefield, when the sword had no eyes, and life and death were only a moment of thought, there was no such fear as today.

Li Jing was born as a squire, and he lived a very well-off life since he was a child, but it is really not worth mentioning his family background. After joining the army, there were also times when he was unhappy, but since he came to the Seventh Prince, he will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds. His official career is going well, and to tell the truth, he is very grateful for Zhao Zhizhen's support and support.

This time, she is willing to stand up for the Crown Princess' natal family... It is also because she has always been trusted by the prince.From this point of view, he is really too careless: he has received filial piety from others, but how dare you conclude that the elder brother of the princess has no intention of harming him?

Now he only hates himself for being so stupid.

However, Li Jing's extremely respectful appearance made Zhao Zhizhen uninterested.He intends to teach Ai Jiang a lesson, but he doesn't want to see him so frightened and cowardly!How can a general who has lost his courage go to the battlefield again? !

So Zhao Zhizhen said coldly: "You go back and think about it, and come back when you have figured it out." In the army, this is actually "closed" to put it nicely.

Li Jing had no choice but to retreat in despair.

But Zhao Zhizhen was depressed: originally planned to beat Li Jing, let him be the vanguard, and fight against Beidi.

As the war in the south gradually subsided, the Holy One also transferred the elite back to the north, and the soldiers and food were full of one mind. Of course, a hard lesson must be taught to the people of Beidi-Zhao Zhizhen is not completely selfless, at least this kind of battle must be won He must send his confidant and love general.

It's a pity that everything was messed up by the Crown Princess' natal family!Although Zhao Zhizhen also understands that if Li Jing realizes that he committed the next crime but has no fear, this person will be even more unusable...

Zhao Zhizhen originally had some opinions on his eldest brother who cheated him, but now he even complains to the prince: your subordinates are acting more willfully, and it has a lot to do with you.

Speaking of the Crown Princess, his brother is fine: after some arrangements, he believes that he can make a big problem into a small one.

But the princess is not as confident as her brother. She hasn't seen the prince for several days, even if she went to the prince's bedroom to block people in person, she was "invited" back by the polite servant... Ever since the princess married into the East Palace, where Received such a cold reception?But she can only endure, who let her brother get into trouble?

It's really a matter of my own family, my brother has indeed made a lot of money for the prince, but if it weren't for the prince's name, no matter whether he was doing business or asking for bribes, how could he be in a position to benefit?But most of the money that the elder brother got did not go into the pocket of the prince... so the princess was very guilty.

Unexpectedly, in the midst of being frightened, the imperial concubine was recruited to Chengqian Palace to be admonished: let her keep her duty.Of course, this "keep one's duty" is purely for the princess's natal family.

The crown princess believed that the words of the noble concubine were also a warning from the majesty to her natal family, so she hurriedly sent someone back to her natal home... The princess's father felt uneasy when he got the news, but it was a pity that he hadn't done a thorough investigation yet, and the house leaked in the rain at night: the second Early in the morning, he and his son took the decree and went to the East Palace to meet the crown prince.

In the study room, the prince's face was gloomy, and the father and son knew something was wrong when they saw it: the prince was indeed a little arrogant, but he never got angry for no reason.So the father and son knelt very quickly.

The crown prince took a deep breath. He just saw the seventh brother's secret book at his father's place. It was the first time in his life that he felt like he had to find a crack in the ground and sneak in.

This "novel taste" is thanks to the father and son who are crawling in front of them.

The eldest brother-in-law had sworn at the beginning that "a humble official will act in the most measured manner, and never dare to touch things that violate taboos."

The more he thought about it, the more furious he became, and he directly threw the notes on the case on his brother-in-law.

The father of the crown prince was taken aback for a moment, it was the first time he had seen the crown prince so annoyed.

But the elder brother of the Crown Princess was smeared by the zip, he was ashamed and angry but did not dare to attack, he just picked up the zip and looked at it for a while, and then his face turned pale, and he cried out in pain: "I am wronged!"

The head of the caravan under him dared to secretly take the son of the man in the south out of the customs for money... The brother of the crown prince was so angry that his head was dizzy.

The prince laughed back in anger, "Wronged? You mean, did Seventh Brother wrong you? Or did I wrong you? Or did the emperor wrong you?"

Even the elder brother of the Crown Princess, who has always been courageous, would not dare to accept such slanderous words.

The father of the Crown Princess took the opportunity to take the booklet and read it for a while, and his face changed even more wonderfully than his son, "His Royal Highness, what can we gain if we really lean towards the south one? Can we gain more from being close to you?" ?”

Sure enough, ginger is still old and hot. Although this statement is too straightforward, it really hits the point: there is no great benefit, why should we take risks?

If the relatives of the one in the south really fled to the north, instead of collecting money to send them out of the customs, the Crown Princess's natal family might as well hand them over to the Crown Prince and the Holy Majesty.

At this moment, the elder brother of the Crown Princess also came back to his senses and defended himself: "Who knows if it's the one who caused the trouble?"

His father glared at his son fiercely when he heard this, but he couldn't say anything in front of the prince.

The prince closed his eyes and said nothing for a long time, "Go down."

The father and son didn't know whether the prince listened to what he said, anyway, they had to rack their brains to prepare for their own arguments when they went home.The prince's summoning is just the beginning, and it will be the real "killing" time to meet the king in a few days.

The prince pondered for a whole day, and when he saw his father the next day, he had completely calmed down.

The Holy One nodded, "Have you thought about it?"

The crown prince stood up and bowed solemnly to the majesty, "After all, I have been with my minister for so many years, and I still want to give him a chance without merit or hard work."

His Majesty raised his eyebrows, "You want to protect him even if you deceive him?"

The prince replied: "Yes."

The Holy Majesty waved his hand, "That's all. You are willing to miss the old love, that's fine."

The supreme father and son talked for a while before the prince left.Except for the palace gate of Qianqing Palace, the prince seemed to have seen the sun again, and his whole body relaxed a lot.

He knew that his brother-in-law had made a big mistake, but he had to "protect his weaknesses": the elder brother was a good dancer, and in order to eliminate the influence of his previous dealings with the man in the south, he was more attentive in recruiting talented people, and he was more willing to put □ price than him.He has already fallen behind in recruiting newcomers, so he must at least keep the loyalty of his old ministers.

But the Holy One doesn't see it that way.

The old man told the concubine what was in his heart at night, "I'm really unhappy."

The noble concubine rubbed the shoulder of the Holy Majesty, "It's not a good sign to have too many rewards and punishments. You have to teach the prince more carefully..." After a pause, she said, "Don't get angry, talk to the child carefully. In case he gets scared, don't try to screw him again." What can I do?"

The Holy One sneered and said, "How old is he? Still scared?"

The imperial concubine said: "You are the Son of Heaven, no matter who it is, you can be scared if you say it."

The Holy Majesty was silent for a while, but relaxed to comfort Aifei, "Look, this is where I will be blamed."

"How dare I?" The imperial concubine shook her head, "The prince is benevolent and righteous." Although he was a little selfish, "Even if he did, it is a small mistake. He disdains conspiracy, but you have to be careful that he is hurt by conspiracy."

The noble concubine calmly put eye drops on the eldest prince: My seventh son has always been aloof from the world, and you just want to plot against him, so I, a mother, have to do something.

The author has something to say: I think, since ancient times, rebellion~rebellion~is nothing more than two situations, too poor and too rich.

If you are so poor that you have nothing to eat and no way to survive, you will definitely rise up, such as Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.And when they are so rich that they can support many people, they go to pursue higher realms, such as Li Shimin's family.