I, make my own

Chapter 41
Prime Minister's Mansion.

Lin Zhengqing sat cross-legged at the main seat, fiddling with the incense burner with a bamboo stick.

On the left and right sides below, there are four officials in uniform sitting cross-legged.

"Is there any abnormal mobilization of resources in various government treasuries of the Ministry of Households recently?"

"Back to Prime Minister Lin, I have kept your order in mind, and have specially strengthened the investigation in this area, and have not found anything abnormal for the time being."

Hubu Shangshu Han Xingde clasped his fists in response, then rolled his eyes and showed bitterness on his face.

"However, that assistant, Feng Yu, is a big trouble. Not only does he stare at the subordinate so that we can't do anything, but he is also checking the previous accounts."

"Ms. Lin, I'm worried that he will find out some mistakes. Otherwise, I should try to get rid of him?"

"Remove? How? Kill him?"

Lin Zhengqing raised her eyelids, stared at Han Xingde with a sneer.

"Are you afraid that the emperor will have no excuse to further weaken our strength?"

Han Xingde's facial muscles twitched, and he said with an embarrassed smile: "Ms. Lin, that's not what I meant by being a subordinate. Don't worry, the subordinate will make arrangements and try my best not to let him find out anything."

Lin Zhengqing snorted coldly, then stared at the last person on the left.

"Inspector Liu, what about the Ministry of Industry, is there any abnormal deployment of military equipment?"

Liu Zeng, the inspector of the Ministry of Industry, hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, and replied respectfully: "Return to Prime Minister Lin, the deployment of military equipment by the Ministry of Industry is normal, even if there is no abnormal transfer of several sets of military equipment."

Lin Zhengqing frowned slightly, with suspicion in his eyes.

"It shouldn't be, the emperor would be so honest?"

In his view, after the emperor took power, it was inevitable that he would go to war secretly and cultivate usable dark forces.

To achieve this step, various resources such as money, food, secret medicine, and military equipment are needed.

However, the private treasury of the palace had already been divided up, and the only thing the emperor could use was the treasury of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry.

Now, everything in these treasuries is normal, why doesn't this make him puzzled?

"Lin Xiang, the emperor is honest, isn't this a good thing?"

Seeing Lin Zhengqing frowning, Han Xingde couldn't help feeling a little puzzled.

Lin Zhengqing glanced at Han Xingde expressionlessly, then shook his head slowly.

"It's not normal. It is absolutely impossible for the emperor to do nothing! There must be something weird behind this!"

"In this way, you continue to stare at your respective targets. Once there is an abnormal transfer of resources, you must immediately report to the truth!"

"In addition, the rich merchants in the city and even in Wuzhou must be closely investigated. The emperor may seek financial support from outside."

"Yes!"

Everyone felt disapproving, but no one dared to refuse.

At this time, the old butler of Xiangfu walked in from the outside.

"Master, we have a guest."

Lin Zhengqing nodded slightly, but didn't say anything, but just closed the tea lid.

Everyone was not stupid, they knew that the prime minister was chasing people away, so they got up one after another to leave.

Lin Zhengqing didn't speak until everyone had left.

"who is it?"

"Sovereign Master of Shang Fazong..."

"Oh?"

Lin Zhengqing's eyes flickered, closed his eyes and meditated for a few breaths, then stood up.

"Ask him to listen to lotus hall and change his clothes."

"Yes!"

……

Qiongyu Inn.

The father and son guards who showed up at the gate of the city appeared in the second-class guest room, but it can be seen from their sitting postures that their identities cannot be as simple as guards.

In addition, there are three people standing in the house, two of them are wearing scholar's robes, they should be aides.The last person is a burly man in a warrior's robe, he should be a general or guard leader.

"My lord, it seems that the emperor's situation is not very good."

After reading the information fed back by Tianji Building, one of the staff spoke softly and looked at the old man.

At this point, the identity of the old man is self-evident - Nie Kaishan, King of Wuling.

"That's true. Although the emperor succeeded in governing himself, it also directly prompted other factions to join forces. The gap between the two is not small."

"Besides, most of the vassal kings of other towns want the emperor's life. In this way, the emperor has no chance of winning."

Another staff member nodded in agreement, but then frowned, showing hesitation.

"It's just that the subordinates vaguely feel that something is wrong, but they can't catch it for a while."

"What's wrong with that?"

The staff member who spoke first raised his eyebrows and snorted, then cupped his fists towards Nie Kaishan.

"My lord, don't say whether the emperor will be assassinated to death, even if he finally mobilizes troops, the emperor won't be able to win, he is doomed to lose!"

"So, my lord, my subordinates suggest that, together with other forces, unite to kill the emperor!"

Nie Kaishan didn't respond directly, but turned his head to look at Nie Yun who was clasping his fingers and bored.

"Yun'er, what do you think?"

"what?"

Nie Yun raised his head, a little confused.

The corner of Nie Kaishan's eyes twitched, and he shook his head helplessly.

Forget it, I already knew that this kid was a rough-headed person, how could I ask him such a thing?

After letting out a sigh of relief, Nie Kaishan straightened his expression.

"The talk about killing the emperor can no longer be mentioned!"

Hearing this, the two staff members were stunned.

"My lord, why is this?"

"I was a little hesitant at first, but it was precisely the information from Tianji Building that made me clear my mind and make up my mind!"

Nie Kaishan said in a deep voice, but there was wisdom flashing in his cloudy eyes.

"First, one month ago, the emperor was just a puppet without any real power and no ministers available."

"But today, one month later, the emperor toppled the two mountains in the palace in one fell swoop, severely injured the generals, and quickly took charge of the government."

"Although there is a coincidence in this, it is enough to show the emperor's superb mind and astonishing means of controlling people."

"Put yourself in the same position and do all kinds of replays. If you were the king, there would be no chance of doing this!"

The two staff members frowned slightly, and they naturally knew this, but what could this explain?
"Secondly, it can now be confirmed that the Tweeting Order was indeed drawn up by the emperor himself. A small decree has caused the nine towns vassal princes to stir up troubles and murderous intentions, which shows the horror of the emperor's strategy."

"Thirdly, this king suspects that the emperor already has the entire Sutra Protector Hall in his hands! If not, the formation of today's situation would not be astonishing, but mysterious."

"No one knows exactly how strong the Sutra Protector Hall is. If this power is strong enough and vigorously developed by the emperor, its power must be terrifying."

"Fourth, the Tianji Building is extremely hostile to the emperor, and it can also be regarded as the party of 'judging the emperor'. Therefore, the information it gives will definitely be very detrimental to the emperor."

The two staff members were terrified, and one of them woke up like a dream: "It's true! This subordinate almost missed this."

"However, even according to the analysis of Tianjilou's answer, we can see a lot of things. For example, the combination of the Prime Minister's line, the Three Kings' line, and some forces in the Jianghu made the emperor's side fall into a disadvantage."

"In other words, if any party compares with the emperor, the emperor has the upper hand."

"Also, it refers to the power of the emperor's cronies. What if the word 'confidantes' is removed?"

"The most important thing is, with the monstrous mentality displayed by the emperor, how could he not think of countermeasures to divide the enemy, or even turn the enemy into his own use?"

After listening to Nie Kaishan's analysis, the two staff members couldn't help being silent.

After a long time, one of the aides said with a complicated expression: "The lord has decided to surrender to the emperor? But if this happens, the feudal land will cease to exist..."

"Fandi, hehe..."

Nie Kaishan smiled with a complicated look on his face.

"This is also the last point. As soon as the Tweet Order comes out, do you know how many people under the vassal princes of Nine Towns will vote for the emperor?"

"Let's not talk about other things, just talk about my Wuling feudal land. As long as this king knows about it, there are several guys with high status who are planning to assassinate this king and divide the military power."

"The Tweet Order does not target the military power of the vassal king, but it will encourage ambitious people to stare at it in a disguised form."

"It is a foregone conclusion that the feudal land is in chaos or even disappearing. Even if the emperor is assassinated to death, it will be difficult to change this. If this is the case, it is not bad to be able to save the life of the family."

The two staff members looked at each other, then bowed their heads together.

"My lord is wise! Although there is still a lot of risk in going to the emperor, as long as the lord decides, the subordinates should sacrifice their lives to accompany him!"

Nie Kaishan nodded in relief, "You can bet everything to stay with me. This kind of friendship will never be forgotten by me."

"Your Majesty's words are serious. In fact, this is also an opportunity, isn't it? If you take the initiative to vote for His Majesty the Emperor at this juncture, His Majesty will definitely express something."

"That's right. My lord, when do you plan to enter the palace to face the saint?"

"Wait until nightfall."

Nie Kaishan fixed the time, picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea.

At this time, Nie Yun, who had been listless all this time, suddenly had his eyes lit up, staring at Nie Kaishan and begging.

"Entering the palace? Father, I want to go too!"

"No! The palace has strict rules and regulations. With your temperament, if you are not careful, your father will be killed!"

Nie Kaishan's face changed, and he refused without hesitation.

"It's boring!"

Nie Yun grumbled, pulled his face, and glared at the strong man who had been standing quietly.

"You find a few people at night, and we will play a game of catching insiders."

The strong man's face collapsed, he was obviously reluctant, but he didn't dare to refuse.

Just when the strong man was about to respond, Nie Kaishan was stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands with bright eyes.

Nie Yun was startled, shrunk his neck instinctively, and looked at Nie Kaishan with an aggrieved expression.

Nie Kaishan did not reprimand, but laughed with relief.

"As expected of a father's Qilin'er!"

Hearing Nie Kaishan's laughter, everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

"My lord, what is this?"

An aide asked cautiously.

"Thanks to Yun'er, this king suddenly thought of something."

Nie Kaishan stopped laughing and said with emotion.

"Going to see His Majesty like this, although you can win His Majesty's favor, the achievements are limited. But if I can manage to make contributions, although my Nie family will no longer be a vassal king in the future, at least I can become a dignitary in the court!"

The staff member looked at Nie Yun thoughtfully, and suddenly his eyes brightened.

"What does the lord mean to serve His Majesty secretly, and join the 'Enemy Emperor' side publicly as His Majesty's internal response?"

"Not bad! This is a good opportunity!"

Nie Kaishan nodded heavily, his eyes flickering.

"If that's the case, then I can only contact Zhu Gaoyang, the head of the Jing'an Department. But we must ensure absolute secrecy. That day's secret building has amazing ears and eyes, and we must not be noticed..."

(End of this chapter)