Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

In late April, Lin Hai returned to Yangzhou Mansion again exhausted.He first went to deal with various official affairs of Yushi Yamen, and then led his daughter to give Jia Min an anniversary sacrifice, and Yushi's mansion was regarded as a filial piety period.

Lin Hai asked Lin Qian to call the embroiderer into the mansion to replace Daiyu's clothes, and he and Jia Lian had to make another batch.Daiyu looked at the clothes the embroiderer had brought, and was unhappy.

Lin Hai didn't force her, and asked her to measure Daiyu's size. She made some summer clothes of various colors and styles, and also made several sets of boy's robes for Daiyu. Daiyu selected some matching jewelry that little girls can use.

After all these things were done, Lin Hai took Daiyu to walk slowly in Yushifu, "Yu'er, your mother and younger brother have passed away for more than a year, and according to the etiquette, the father's funeral period is one year. Do you understand ?”

"En." Daiyu responded in a low voice. "Father, will you forget mother and younger brother in the future?"

"With Yuer here, seeing you is like seeing them."

"Daddy, Yu'er feels that after changing her clothes, it's as if her mother is really gone."

"There are always some people in this world who will leave us first, and we will go earlier than others. We will remember our ancestors, and some people will miss us who left earlier just like you miss your mother today. Things in the world, that is Such normalcy."

Lin Hai took the little girl around slowly in the garden.The garden of Yushifu cannot be said to have three steps, one scene and five steps, one pavilion, but the exquisite and exquisite Jiangnan garden style is also unique and attractive.Even after seeing Su Yuan Garden in later generations, Lin Hai still thinks the garden of Yushi Mansion is quite interesting.

At the end of April in the south of the Yangtze River, it has entered the early summer, with new greenery and durian flowers quietly showing their beauty on the branches.The setting sun reflects half of the sky red, and also coats the trees with a golden halo.Under the shade of mottled trees, the outline of the Yushi Mansion with white walls and blue tiles gradually began to blur.

"Yu'er, what parents hope most is for their children to be safe and happy. If possible, your mother will be happy to see that you are so healthy now, won't she?"

Daiyu thought about her mother's anxiety, worry, and distress every time she was sick;

"If Yu'er is healthy and happy every day, your mother will only be happy when she sees it in the sky. So... Yu'er, even if you miss your mother, you only want to do it. Things that make your mother happy, okay?"

"it is good."

To appease Daiyu, Lin Hai turned his attention to Jinling Mansion, and sent people to Jinling to deliver things and find out news the next day.It was not until early May that I got the news that Jia Lian had successfully passed the Jinling Mansion Examination and became a Tongsheng.

Although Jia Lian did not return to Yangzhou and was going to prepare for the court examination in Jinling in June, Lin Hai happily hosted a banquet at Yushi's Mansion and invited people from Yushi's Yamen to the banquet to congratulate Jia Lian. After hearing the news, Lin Hai also accepted the gift as usual.It's just a busy day.

Soon, the transfer of the Ministry of Officials was suitable, and he went down to the Yushi Yamen. Lin Hai went to Beijing as he wished, but he entered the Ministry of Rites as the right servant.

Surprised by such an appointment, Lin Hai was stunned for a while holding Kanhe.Today this is...

Anyway, it's a good thing to be able to return to Beijing.Lin Hai checked and checked the account books of Yushi Yamen, calculated and calculated, and repeated several times before he felt relieved.Returning to the study in the inner courtyard, he took out the ledger in the dark grid and sighed.In addition to the salt tax paid openly in the previous life, there were secretly paid to the emperor and several princes, but not to the present.

Lin Hai pondered for countless days, and decided to attribute all the hidden accounts to the Tai Shang.I hope I can pass it!The officials in the south of the Yangtze River followed the Zhen family to place bets. I don't know how many people, like their predecessors, voted for the prince who was chosen by Concubine Zhen.But like Lin Hai, several princes gave more or less money, probably not many.I hope that the princes who are still alive will be more sensible in front of Jinshang in the future.As long as they don't rebel, presumably today, for the sake of reputation, they won't turn over the old accounts of these brothers before he took the throne.

Alas, the money given out is really hidden!

Lin Hai has been thinking about it for a year, but he can't think of a way to smooth out the traces of this bad debt. He simply thought that if he found out the old debt, he could only rely on the prince to blackmail him.Alas, Lin Hai's lonely minister.Then he decided to hand over the amount of the dark account he had obtained since taking over to Jinshang, which was about the same time as Jinshang became the throne.

Looking at the date of entering Beijing, Lin Hai asked Lin Jin to send a quick letter to Lin Cheng in the capital, asking him to prepare various chores, and also asked him to tidy up the courtyard on Linfu West Road and prepare it for Jia Lian.

Lin Hai in Yangzhou asked Lin Qian to tidy up the Yushi mansion, take away what should be taken away, deal with what should be dealt with, and the whole Yushi mansion started to turn in an orderly manner.However, Lin Hai has been in Yangzhou for many years and has bought a lot of properties, and Jia Min has also bought a lot of properties. Lin Hai can't deal with all of them for a while. ——Lin Hai's companion, keep a low profile, and slowly sell all the properties that have been selected.

The person who took over the Lianghuai Salt Administration as the salt censor soon arrived at the censor's office to hand over to Lin Hai.The successor was Zhang Hao, the chief official of Jinshangqian Mansion. When he saw Lin Hai, he smiled and cupped his hands to congratulate Lin Hai: "Congratulations, Mr. Lin, for his promotion."

Lin Hai gently bowed his hands to Zhang Hao in return, and dealt with it in a vain manner, nothing more than welcoming Zhang Hao to the Lianghuai Salt Administration Yamen and so on.

Zhang Hao saw that Lin Hai's response to his words was a little hypocritical. After getting to know the people in Yushi's Yamen and driving them away, Zhang Hao whispered to Lin Hai: "There is something that no one in Beijing may know. You can’t pass it on to Master Lin, you still need to know. Mr. Li ran around among the cabinet ministers about the matter of Master Lin’s entry to the capital. Master Lin’s uncle, Jia She of the Rongguo Mansion and Jia Enhou, went to find Cheng Yin, the No.1 in front of Jinshang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. In the end, Jinshang alone resisted the public opinion, so that Master Lin was able to enter Beijing and join the Ministry of Rites. Today The superior asked Mr. Lin to go to the Ministry of Rites to protect Mr. Lin. Because Chen Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites has always admired the ancient rituals of Yao and Shun. Although he is almost ancient, but he has stood in the way of Mr. Lin for a few years. Mr. Lin. After Mr. Lin has been in the Ministry of Rites for a few years, Chen Shangshu should also retire, and Mr. Lin will enter the cabinet at that time, and it will be just around the corner."

Lin Hai suddenly realized that it was Jia She who came forward and voted for him.Immediately relieved, he has entered the current queue from now on.Even though the Taishang was not happy, his position as inspector of salt and censor was taken away by Jinshang and given to the chief official of Qiandi.That is Jinshang's confidant, even if Taishang takes action to rectify it, Jinshang can also maintain it.And if other people get in the way of Zhang Hao's actions at this time, they are afraid that everyone will weigh it up, and will they give him an excuse to get punished.

I can be regarded as out of the mud pit in the south of the Yangtze River. I finally don't have to worry about the amount of salt tax, whether it is clear or hidden.Leaving the sphere of influence surrounded by the "Emperor of the Earth" Zhen's family and their party members in the south of the Yangtze River.Thinking about how worried I have been for more than a year, I am always, everywhere, and everything, and I am extra careful, fearing that there will be some mistakes in the salt administration. Fortunately, I came over safely.

From the powerful Xunyan censor to the minister of the Ministry of Rites, although they are all third-rank, they can be regarded as demoted by the present.As long as I survived the years when the Taishang and Imashang were fighting for power, it would be fine.Looking at the situation in the imperial court, the Ministry of Rites is a department that has been easily confused in the past few years.Zhang Hao was able to tell himself such inside information, no matter whether it was adhering to Jinshang's meaning or not, it was just a favor, so he also sincerely thanked Zhang Hao.

At noon, I held a reception banquet for Zhang Hao at my home.When the wine was half drunk, Lin Hai thought that if Zhang Hao could successfully manage the affairs of the Lianghuai Salt Administration Office, he would no longer be sent by the saint to manage the salt administration.Therefore, taking advantage of the opportunity of chatting with Zhang Hao, he also carefully explained to Zhang Hao some of Lin Hai's past working tips in Yanzheng and his experience in Yanzheng Yushi over the past year.

Finally, he said: "The position of patrolling the salt censor is a sage and a lonely official. In his heart and eyes, he can only have the sage and the interests of the court. He can neither collude with the salt merchants, nor resist the protection of officials and the collusion of officials and merchants. The censor’s yamen, the filthy officials who stretch out their hands when they see money, and stumbling from time to time. It’s so difficult! You have to make up your mind every day, especially when you go out to patrol the salt. You have to see everything with your own eyes. It is extremely hard work. The most important thing is not to be greedy, and not to take a dime that should not be taken; no matter how embarrassing things are, if you can’t do it or don’t do it, you can protect yourself.”

After hearing this, Zhang Hao got up and thanked Lin Hai deeply, "Brother Ru Hai's golden and jade words, Hao will live up to the king's affairs, and he will protect his family and life." , It turned out that Lin Hai acted like this.Zhang Hao thanked him very much, Lijiu made people want to get drunk, and he also told him all the inside information about Jinshang and Jinshang's inner curtains after he had lived in Jinshang's mansion for 20 years.

Then I added a few more words, "Brother Ruhai, although he seems to have a cold and ruthless temperament today, he is still quite protective of his own people. I don't know why, but I have a special feeling for your uncle and brother Enhou." .If Jia Enhou can do something that wins the hearts of saints, I'm afraid it will really be Enhou."

"Brother Mao Ran, Hai Ding will pass on such heartfelt words to Uncle. However, what the sage is thinking about is power and money?"

"Brother Ruhai, your heart is as clear as a mirror, isn't that the case. Today, you are dormant in the hidden mansion, except for a few people around you, there is nothing else to use. But anyone who can vote for a saint earlier, even if he is not a minister in the future, will get Saints treat each other differently. For example, Brother Hai has been in the official career for more than [-] years, and he has known countless people during this period, but if anyone is available, he can protect him as much as possible."

"Brother Maoran is right. It's a pity that I, Lin Hai, have always been a censor, so I have to live as a lonely official among my colleagues. If I know it, it's the people who patrol the Yanyan censor's yamen, and then my own staff, family members, etc. Dong Xi. Even in the same year, they were all estranged and strangers.

"Brother Ruhai, is this person from the Yushi Yamen?"

Lin Hai picks out what he can say, and introduces the people in Yushi Yamen.

"Brother Ruhai's staff?"

"They are all candidates who have passed the imperial examinations for many years. Unfortunately, their luck in the imperial examination is not good, and they have been helped a lot in these years. If they are released, they will all be capable officials who can share common affairs and chores for the saints and serve the government."

Zhang Hao pondered for a while, then asked: "Brother Ruhai, can you come and see me?"

Lin Hai asked Lin Qian to invite Hu Wen and Zhao Lin.

"Brother Maoran, because I accepted my brother-in-law Enhou's eldest son Yonglian as a disciple, another staff member Zhou Ming and Dongxi Jia Yucun accompanied me to Jinling to take the exam. Zhou Ming followed me for 20 years and was the most diligent. Xi Jia Yucun was originally a Jinshi in the second list, but unfortunately he was involved in the corruption case of his superiors and colleagues, and he was dismissed from office, but fortunately, his fame is still there."

"Brother Ruhai has a deep connection with Marquis Jia En. What about Marquis Jia's son? Does Jia Yu Village have a relationship with Rongguo Mansion?"

"Yonglian has just turned [-], and still needs to be honed. As for Jia Yucun, they only have the same surname. People have talents, whether they use them or not, and how to use them, brother Qianran needs to help them see through."

Zhao Lin and Hu Wen soon followed Lin Qian, and Lin Hai led them to meet Zhang Hao.When Zhang Hao talked with the two, Lin Hai kept drinking tea with his head down.In the end, both of them expressed their willingness to become officials. Zhang Hao asked them about their resumes, and pointed them out that although Lin Hai went to Beijing to go to Cheng Yin, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, he would study the books first.

"Brother Ruhai, don't blame me for being abrupt, right? It's really too short of manpower today, and I'm here alone to patrol the Yan Yushi Yamen. The two Huaiyan officials really need to know the inside story, so they can take over the specific affairs."

"Hehe, Brother Maoran is so flattering. Zongwen and Yulin have assisted me for many years. I am also happy for them today. How about I write a book and let Zhou Kuangming and Jia Yucun come back from Jinling and meet Brother Maoran? ?”

"So Hao is Xie Ruhai brother."

Hu Zongwen immediately said, "Yu Lin and I will go to Jinling to accompany the exam. If Kuang Ming and Mr. Jia come back, they will come back to Beijing in a few days."

Lin Hai hurriedly expressed his thanks, but Hu Wen and Zhao Lin evaded a few words and left.

When the two went out, Zhang Hao said to Lin Hai, "Brother Ru Hai and I should sign the recommendation paper together."

Lin Hai pondered for a while, "Brother Mao Ran, these staff members have been with me for many years, and I still know their character, but Mr. Jia wants you to look at them. Although I also thought about recommending him to be an official, I want to recommend him to the imperial censor's office in the capital. After all, he was involved in corruption cases in the past. I am afraid that once he gains real power and wants to be rich, and miss the king's affairs, it will be our fault."

"Brother Ruhai, you are too modest. With the talent of Brother Ruhai, who can't see through it?"

"Brother Maoran, you are too much. It's just the real situation in the world. If you can't keep your heart, you will harm others and yourself in vain."

"Brother Ruhai said so." Zhang Hao decided to write Lin Hai's words to Cheng Shilang for his reference when arranging Jia Yucun.

After a meal, the two have become close friends.No matter what, now he is already a grasshopper on the rope of Jinshang, and no matter what, he has to keep Jinshang's position as solid as a rock, so as to preserve his wealth and life.

While Lin Hai took his family to pack things, he explained to Zhang Hao about the censor's yamen.

Hu Wen and Zhao Lin went to Jinling to accompany Jia Lian, replaced Zhou Ming and Jia Yucun, and came back to meet Zhang Hao who took over.Zhou Ming and Jia Yucun asked Hu Wen and Zhao Lin, but they couldn't ask why Zhang Hao gave them the opportunity to become officials.The two discussed along the way, thinking again and again, and came to see Lin Hai first when they returned to Yangzhou Mansion.

The two first congratulated Lin Hai for entering Beijing as the Minister of Rites.

Zhou Ming then said: "Dong Weng, I don't have any desire to become an official. One is that I have been used to being a veil for many years. Two is that I am close to the age of knowing the destiny. It’s not good to be the magistrate, it’s better to follow Dong Weng.”

"Kuang Ming, Shi Fei, we are currently short of our own manpower. To tell you the truth, this is Lian'er's father, giving everyone a chance. The county magistrate is not easy to come by, even the county magistrate is not easy to come by. If you can Do a good job as the second-term county magistrate, and be the magistrate before you become an official. "

Seeing Zhou Ming and Jia Yucun looking at him in surprise, Lin Hai also smiled, and then said, "I didn't know that Lian'er's father had such a relationship, otherwise some things would have been done long ago. You have taught Lian'er so hard, this is also considered Lian'er. My son paid off."

Lin Hai said to Jia Yucun again: "Shi Fei, for your matter, you need to check the old documents first, but don't worry, if you are willing to be a censor, I have my own plan."

Jia Yucun immediately got up and gave Lin Haishen a salute, "My lord is kind, Shi Fei will act with you from now on." Jia Yucun was originally a rebellious person, and after being dismissed from office, he was tortured with no hope of future, and it was different from when he was not elected or Jinshi. , At that time, I was holding back my energy, as long as I got hit, life would be fine.But ever since he was dismissed from office, even if he became a husband, he would be picked on for the reasons for losing his official position.If it wasn't for Lin Hai's young daughter and the fact that he didn't need to go to school, he wouldn't have asked him, who is "deficient" in moral character, to be a teacher.

Once Zhou Ming understood Lin Hai's meaning, he would no longer evade excuses.

Jia Yucun was quite clever, and then said to Lin Hai, "My lord, after meeting Mr. Zhang, I'd better go back to Jinling to accompany my cousin to take the exam. This year, I have been teaching my cousin to read every day, and I don't care about his homework." Get familiar."

Lin Hai thought about it, "Shi Fei went back to Jinling, replaced Yu Lin, and Kuang Ming stayed. I have a lot of things to do here."

After Zhang Hao met Zhou Ming and Jia Yucun, Zhang Hao said to Lin Hai enviously: "Brother Ru Hai can get help from so many people, Hao is very envious."

"Brother Maoran has been in the residence for many years, unlike the official who traveled to various censors, it is different."

"Yeah, today I am dormant in the hidden mansion, and no one is optimistic about it. How can there be anyone who is willing to vote for the staff. Look at Jia Yucun, who is also a capable person. I have already edited the book and went to Cheng Shilang, the official department, to see the old things. Besides, Brother Ruhai, don’t blame Hao for taking all his help.”

Lin Hai smiled, "How could it be? The Ministry of Rites is free, and they stay with us, so it's better to let them out."

…………

Before Jia Yucun went to Jinling, he went to Lin Hai again. "My lord, Shi Fei still has a personal matter to ask."

Jia Yucun was a little embarrassed, and said after a bit of twitching: "My lord knows that my wife has passed away, and I want to marry Mrs. Qiao. Please make it happen, my lord."

This was beyond Lin Hai's expectation.

Lin Hai thought about it and sent someone to call Lin Qian in, "Lin Qian, your wife is close to Mrs. Qiao. Now Mr. Jia is expected to recover and wants to marry Mrs. Qiao. Let your wife go and talk to her."

Lin Qian went out to do errands, Lin Hai and Jia Yucun drank tea and waited for the reply.

"Shi Fei, I am very grateful for you teaching Yu'er and Lian'er to be careful. I have a few words for you, maybe you can use them after you recover."

"My lord, teaching the students to be serious is what I should do. My lord gives Shi Fei good advice, and please speak out."

"To be an official and to do things is actually to be a man, not to deceive the sky or the heart, to be loyal to the king's affairs, and to be modest and gentle, so that one can have a magnanimous official career."

Jia Yucun thought for a while, stood up and saluted Lin Ruhai, "Thank you for your teaching."

Lin Hai replied, "It's not about teaching, it's just a little experience from my many years of being an official."

Jia Yucun thought that Lin Hai could achieve the position of third-rank servant at such an age, and these words gave him real guidance, "Don't worry, my lord, when Shi Fei will act in the future, he will keep his words in mind."

The two then talked about Jia Lian in Jinling, how nervous he was before the exam, and when he returned from the exam, all thoughts were lost, how happy he was when he learned that he had passed the county exam, and how ecstatic that he passed the government exam.

Lin Hai smiled: "It's a pity that I can't see it with my own eyes. When you arrive in the capital tomorrow, if you tell my brother-in-law about these anecdotes, I'm afraid he will regret that he didn't accompany Lian'er to take the exam."

Not long after, Lin Qian brought his wife back and said, "Master, Mrs. Qiao agreed."

Lin Hai congratulated Jia Yucun, "Shi Fei, you can go to Jinling, and I will do other things for you. I will get married in the capital."

Jia Yucun happily bid farewell to Lin Hai and went to Jinling, thinking in his heart that when he was desperate, he came to the Yushifu to be a gentleman, which was the right thing to do.

For the rest of the day, apart from handing over yamen duties to Zhang Hao, Lin Hai accompanied Zhang Hao to banquets held by the Salt Merchant Chamber of Commerce, and treated some of the bells and whistles often played by salt merchants as frivolous affairs, accompanied by tea tasting. chatting.Zhang Hao is grateful for such guidance.

Half a month later, Lin Hai vacated the Yushi mansion, handed over official affairs to Zhang Hao, and had a banquet to bid farewell to his colleagues who had been patrolling the Yushi yamen for many years before leaving Yangzhou mansion.

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Lin Hai took his daughter back to Gusu to sacrifice.Lin Hai is originally a side branch, and has long been distant from the direct line of the Lin family.Returning to the Lin family where the clan lived together, Lin Hai had a long talk with the head of the clan and elders after sweeping the tomb. He added hundreds of acres of sacrifice land to the clan, and agreed that half of the proceeds from the sacrifice land would be given to the disciples of the clan, and the other half would be subsidized by orphans and widows. Youngest son.After living in the old house of the Lin family for a few days, Lin Qian left someone to take care of the old house before taking his daughter all the way north.

The boat sails through the canal, and the steaming water vapor on the river surface in summer makes the heat unbearable.During the day, the sun shone on the water, making people dizzy again.Therefore, the fleet can only get up early and pull anchor, rest at noon, and move on after the end of the day.Even so, there are still many servants and maids in the fleet who can't bear to suffer from heatstroke.

Daiyu followed Lin Hai to exercise for a year, and even this spring when Lin Hai went out to patrol salt, Daiyu didn't stop the Wu Qin Xi.Although after boarding the boat, he was a bit sleepy and not as lively as before, but his meals did not decrease, and he walked around Lin Hai every day, playing chess, piano, and poetry.

Lin Hai saw that he was meditating, and Daiyu wanted to sit opposite him, so he taught Daiyu how to breathe.Unexpectedly, children are less thoughtful, and Daiyu is smart, and Lin Hai was surprised by the speed of entering the country.