Enemies in the Red Chamber

Chapter 57

After Lin Ruhai received the letter, he thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't figure out how Brother Liu was raised so wrongly, and to what extent he had to be so wronged to make Jia Min angry like this, but he still kept it secret and refused to say it clearly in the letter.

It wasn't until I met him that I realized that Jia Min's worries were not superfluous. This child is really difficult to teach.

When they first met, Lin Hai thought that a child who was taught by his mother and then sent back to Yangzhou should be a little emotional, but he didn't want to be calm as usual since he disembarked, and when he entered the house for a formal visit, he was also clear, steady and gentle.However, this is what makes people more worried. The calmer he is, the deeper his thoughts become. He also clearly knows what he is doing from beginning to end, and he is definitely not impulsive.

It stands to reason that if a child does something wrong, the elders should correct him immediately.After seeing him, Lin Ruhai gave up her original idea, but thought about spending a few days with him first to deepen her relationship and then teach him step by step.Unexpectedly, Brother Liu cut straight to the point and said: "Mother doesn't understand, I thought my father wouldn't think that I did something wrong."

Lin Ruhai's eyelids twitched unconsciously, and he said with a smile: "Your mother loves her son dearly, and wanted to discipline you when she felt that what you did was wrong. Don't blame her. The letter is vague, and my father still hasn't figured out what happened. "

Brother Liu said indifferently: "It's about sending my sister to the East Palace."

Lin Ruhai said in surprise: "Since ancient times, the battle for the reserve position has been the most tragic. Why should our family get involved? It's still at this juncture. You did something wrong."

But brother Liu said: "That is because the emperor lived a long life, or the ages of the kings are about the same. Nowadays, he is sick, and the prince is more than ten years older than the second prince and others. How can it be said that it is tragic." Back then, the reason why Zou Xu was the first son Being a prince is because he has encountered the same situation as the second prince today. The emperor's father is sick and the elder brother is too old, so there is no contest. When he is old enough to marry, his elder brother will already be on the throne.Even when the emperor's elder brother was weak, the emperor's father still wanted to be the son of the concubine, but he was dismissed because of the suspicion of the eldest son, the elder, the younger, and the younger country. .It's a pity that the queen's natal family never fought against the prince, and the power to rule the country finally fell into Zou Xu's hands.

Lin Ruhai's thoughts changed sharply, and he changed the subject, "Let's not talk about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in the Four Books and Five Classics. You are familiar with history books, what is the most memorable sentence?"

"Do princes and generals care about each other?!"

Lin Ruhai raised his voice in his heart, and Liu Geer said again: "Xiang Li became a saint teacher at the age of seven, Gan Luo worshiped the prime minister at the age of 12, and Sun Quan ruled Jiangdong at the age of 19. It can be seen that age is not so important. You don’t need to think that I’m fanciful. The words of loyalty to the emperor, love of the country, and the world are just words written to confuse foolish people. Those who sit in high positions praise and spread them for the sake of their own control. If those are the truth , and there will be no such thing as changing the dynasty. Even the one who is sitting on the throne now, four generations back, is nothing more than a petty official leading a hundred or two hundred soldiers, and he is not as good as our family. But now, We have to let others live and kill, so what if my father has a clean heart all his life, and he has to work hard to keep the whole family safe. Now is a good time, and others will only think that it is because of the current plight of the Lin family. He will suspect that he has other intentions. No matter how much the father plans, he will be silent since then, and it is reasonable for the son to abandon literature and study martial arts in the future. The elder sister will not be regarded as a target, and with the elder sister's talents, she will naturally be able to raise a parent. Keep it up, play it by ear, but you will see results in 30 to [-] years."

Lin Ruhai became more startled as he listened, and asked tremblingly, "When did you have this idea?"

"It's always been there. It's just that before, I was just unwilling to put it into practice. Later, the accident in Zhen's mansion involved my father, and I only thought about it after seeing the royal power. Everyone in the world is the son of heaven, so naturally they can be the son of heaven. Since you don’t want to bow down to others, why don’t you let others bow down to you.”

"You..." Lin Ruhai didn't know what to say, this ambition was too scary, he had never dared to have such a rebellious thought in most of his life.

Brother Liu shook his head and said dejectedly: "It's a pity that my mother blocked it, and my sister had a grudge. I missed such a great opportunity. I don't know when the next time will be."

Lin Ruhai was speechless, and his mind was about to tie up, "You never thought that if something goes wrong, this is a serious crime of copying the family and exterminating the family! My ancestors of the Lin family will also have no peace!"

Brother Liu became more and more indifferent, "It's human-made. If you have to be afraid of this, you should also be afraid of that. Nothing will happen. If you don't do it, just be honest and loyal to the monarch and the country. There are also times when the family is copied and the family is wiped out. There is no such thing in the history books. It’s rare. Drinking saliva and choking to death. Why do men and husbands think too much about it. You have to try to know if you succeed. If you try, you may fail. If you don’t try, you will definitely fail. The only one is dead."

Lin Ruhai was so stimulated that he couldn't think of thinking about Liu Ge'er's words because he didn't care about the Lin family, regardless of the survival of the Lin family.He staggered to the inner room of the study, lay down on the bed and closed his eyes, his mind was in a mess.

Brother Liu is like this, punishment alone can't solve the problem, he can't be suppressed for a while, and if he is not convinced, he will have to make trouble sooner or later.

The next day, Brother Liu came to greet Lin Ruhai again as if nothing happened. Lin Ruhai had been so emaciated overnight, even when he was the most busy and worried a few days ago. .

Seeing Brother Liu, Lin Ruhai didn't even want to say anything, but since he was the eldest son, he couldn't really ignore him. After breakfast, he wasn't asked to read and write. He was told to let someone lead him to wander around. The situation of the world, go to the Yamen to work by yourself.

The report from the imperial residence in the yamen happened to arrive, so Lin Ruhai immediately checked it.In the past, he just carefully looked at the news of the departments related to him, such as the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Officials, and looked through the others to get a rough idea.Today, because of Brother Liu, Lin Ruhai and the military department also read word by word from the beginning to the end, and when he saw the military general who came back from Xihai Yanzi last year was promoted to the Beijing Camp Jiedushi, his eyes lit up and he thought of a good idea.

There are constant wars along the West Sea, and now the Prince of Nan'an, who is known to be incompetent in war, is leading the army because of the kindness of the Supreme Emperor, and the people under his jurisdiction will inevitably suffer even more.Brother Liu's mind is precocious, and he will not listen to the general principles told him, or let him experience the hardships of ordinary people during the war.The change of dynasty is easy to say, and the people who suffer are nothing more than ordinary people.What kind of words of loyalty to the emperor can be regarded as false words, but the heart of compassion and compassion should last forever. A person's belief can be the monarch or the common people. It is necessary to provoke wars for one's own selfishness and trap thousands of families in misery. To be worthy of contempt.If Brother Liu still does not change after seeing such a bleak scene, and no matter how reluctant he is, this son should give up too.

After returning to the mansion, Lin Ruhai didn't care about grooming, and repeatedly called Brother Liu to come over and talk.

Brother Liu didn't go anywhere else today, but went to visit Mr. Wu's home, Daiyu's former teacher.Brother Liu never had a heart of reverence for imperial power in his bones. Mr. Wu also had a deep sense of celebrity, and he looked down on imperial power very lightly. The old and the young had a very happy chat. Mr. Wu felt that it was a pity that Brother Liu could not stay in Yangzhou. Otherwise, he would have been accepted as a disciple earlier.

Lin Ruhai said: "After thinking about it for my father, your thinking is biased after all. Even if there is some truth in the phrase 'Princes and generals are better than each other', you should also remember that there is another saying that 'the prosperity of the people is suffering, and the death of the people is suffering'. Taking history as a mirror, Although today is no better than Han Wudi and Tang Taizong, he can be regarded as a Qingming emperor. Not to mention success or failure, if you want to go to war because of your own selfishness and unwillingness, you will really lose your benevolence."

"Now you are determined to go your own way and feel that you are reasonable. Even if you wear your mouth for your father, you may not be able to convince you. The ancients said that 'reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles'. Some things have to be seen and heard with your own eyes. Right and wrong are not something that one person can take for granted. At first, I looked at your homework and thought that after a year or two, I would be able to give it a try. Now that I think about it, it is better to go out and travel for a while before taking the scientific examination. Stronger than anything."

"Xihai Yanzi has been fighting for years, and the people are struggling to survive. Especially because of the selfishness of the Supreme Emperor, he sent the Prince of Nan'an to lead the army. It is even worse. You take Steward Lin and choose a smarter boy to go and see for yourself. Let's come back Let’s talk about other things. When you go, remember to change into tattered clothes, and don’t bring any money or tokens. “Heaven will send a great mission to the people of Sri Lanka. You must first work hard on your mind, work your muscles and bones, and starve your body.” You I don't think that being young is its limit, but as a father, I will treat you as usual. Since you want to achieve great things, you will never be able to support yourself. It is limited to one year. During this period, you are not Lin Zhao, the eldest son of Lin, but Lin Zhao. Willow, the son of the dilapidated squire's house, Lu Yin proves that I will prepare it for you tomorrow."

After all, he got up and went out to find Butler Lin to explain the matter.

Brother Liu was dumbfounded, and didn't react until Lin Ruhai went out.What does it mean?To drive him out?You can't bring money and tokens, you have to support yourself, and you can't even use the name Lin Zhao, so you have to change your name to Willow?Dad is crazy!

Lin Ruhai was really not crazy. After five days, he made arrangements and sent Brother Liu, Steward Lin and Ankang out of the house.The door closed in front of the three of them, and the bang sound seemed to shake the bottom of my heart.The three of them were all wearing coarse cloth clothes and black cloth shoes from nowhere, and each of them was carrying a rucksack. There was nothing in the rucksack except dry food enough for two days. Be tied with wooden hairpins, not to mention silver.

Lin Butler gave a wry smile, feeling sorry for himself in his heart. It really has nothing to do with me if the uncle made a mistake.Resigned to fate: "Master, let's go, we have to find a place to live tonight. I remember that there was a ruined temple not far from the city. I stopped there before when I had no time to enter the city. Let's go and have a look."

Ankang pouted, and reluctantly left the gate of the Lin Mansion, stepping back and forth, as if walking slowly would cause someone to come out and tell them to go back.

Brother Liu has been in a state of confusion, supporting himself?This is the first encounter in two lifetimes.