wealthy lord

Chapter 340: The Power of the Censor Yanguan
  Although it is important to be a good match, it is not inevitable.

As long as his daughter is happy, then he, as a father, will definitely bless her.

Ye Ruhui held the wine bowl, his old eyes never leaving Lin Yun, and said: "Boy, originally, when I heard that you were from the Lin family, my first reaction was disgust. As for the reason, I believe Wanqing has told you! Just such a problem, I hate those corrupt officials the most! Therefore, when I was an official, I offended many people! But what I hate the most are these vassal kings who bring disaster to the country and the people!!"

Lin Yun also nodded and said: "Don't worry, although I, Lin Yun, am a bastard of the Lin family, I hate the Lin family in my heart! Moreover, I also admire you for being such an upright and upright official!"

"Haha!! Is this what you are saying? Have you never thought of using my position in the court to gain something for yourself?"

A person like Ye Ruhui was a first-class official and a high-ranking official in the border areas. Not to mention having power over the whole government, he was still a big shot.

In the current government, he was the only one who caused trouble for other officials, but no one dared to provoke him.

Although he is an official of the imperial censor, his background is very scary. In addition, he is definitely not an ordinary person to be able to hang out in such a deep water place like the capital city.

Therefore, what seemed like a joke turned into a temptation in Lin Yun's ears.

Lin Yun was obviously taken aback, then smiled and said: "You are worrying too much! I am just an ordinary villager in Niubei Village, Fengyang County! I have never thought about using your status to gain anything, or I have no intention of going to Beijing at all. ! This visit is entirely because Wanqing is homesick, plus it’s not yet the busy farming season!”

Ye Ruhui narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Lin Yun for a long time.

Lin Yun understood that he was examining himself and scrutinizing whether what he said was the truth.

He was also a little nervous inside. These old guys who were officials in the government did not have a fuel-efficient lamp.

Especially the person in front of me is the Yushi Yanguan.

Although he couldn't care less about himself, an ordinary person, it still put a lot of pressure on Lin Yun.

After about ten breaths, Ye Ruhui smiled and said: "Not bad! It seems that Wanqing really found a good man this time!"

Lin Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I sighed inwardly, drinking this wine is really depressing.

Whether he was in contact with Cui Mingchong or Qi Rui, although they initially distrusted each other, everyone followed the unspoken rules.

Moreover, for their own benefit, they will also make friends selectively, which is naturally no problem.

But Lin Yunming knew that the old man in front of him was a thorn in his side, and he really wanted to find out what was wrong with him. This kind of person was quite dangerous, and if his true identity was revealed, the consequences might be disastrous.

At this time, as soon as Ye Ruhui put down the wine bowl, Lin Yun took the initiative to fill it up.

"My child, I don't mean to embarrass you! But I still want to make it clear about some things. Although you married my second daughter, you are still considered a member of my Ye family. Therefore, I need to make some requests to you. First of all, It's not that you must never collude with corrupt officials. I know that you grow grain in Niubei Village and own thousands of acres of fertile land. You are considered a small rich man. But if you really do something you shouldn't do, once I find out, I will Don’t blame me for being so righteous and unkind when the time comes!”

"I also said these words to your eldest brother-in-law a few years ago!"

Lin Yun nodded. Although he disagreed with the old man's mentality, he was still full of respect for his persistence in his work and principles.

"Eldest brother-in-law? Oh, I know!! Wanqing mentioned to me that I heard that the eldest brother-in-law is the third-class guard of the Ministry of War!"

"It's good that you know! He had begged me before to help him negotiate relationships! Originally, I wanted to put pressure on the Ministry of War to dismiss him, but in the end I relented! After all, he just had this idea , nothing has happened yet, and besides, if I really do this, won’t I want my eldest daughter to suffer with him?”

Lin Yun cursed in his heart.

"You old man still knows this?" Of course, Lin Yun didn't dare to say it to his face, so he just nodded.

"Okay! I've made it clear what should be said and what shouldn't be said! I won't mention these things anymore! Tell me about your farming in Niubei Village!"

As he said that, the old man picked up a piece of roasted mutton and ate it, enjoying himself very much.

Lin Yun saw this and said, "Actually, there is nothing to say! Originally, the land assigned to me by the Lin family was not suitable for farming. I worked hard to improve the land and finally managed to plant crops!"

Ye Ruhui's eyes lit up and he said, "Are you serious? You actually know how to farm?"

Lin Yungan smiled and said: "I only know a little bit about it! I'll make you laugh all the time!"

"This is not an ordinary skill! What do you think? Are you interested in sharing your ability to open up wasteland and improve the land? This is a great merit and can save millions of people in my Daduan Dynasty from hunger!"

The corner of Lin Yun's mouth twitched. This old man talked big words, but in the end he still wanted to make a selfless contribution.

But why?
  Lin Yun said quickly: "It was only by chance that I improved the land. I don't know much about agriculture. Please don't make things difficult for me!"

Ye Ruhui nodded, but he was not stupid, so he could tell that his second son-in-law was unwilling to do good deeds without benefit.

And he couldn't force it, so he had to give up.

"By the way, how much money can you make from this year's harvest?"

Lin Yun was already cursing in his heart.

This old man was completely interrogating himself as a prisoner.

Every question is very sensitive and seems to be testing myself.

It's no wonder that Ye Wanqing stopped him repeatedly just now. Lin Yun finally figured out that this old man was not stubborn, but had low emotional intelligence.

Lin Yun really couldn't understand how someone with such low emotional intelligence could rise to the rank of a first-class official?

Lin Yun smiled and said: "Not much...not much!"

"How much is not more? What? You want to hide it from me? Or do you have something fishy here?"

Sure enough, Ye Ruhui changed the subject and his tone became unpleasant.

As a senior official of the imperial court, he naturally knew the importance of food to a country.

And there are indeed a lot of tricks here. His second son-in-law seems to be acting in a lowly manner, but in fact, he answers all the questions he asks in a perfunctory manner.

Lin Yun coughed lightly and said: "Last year, the total amount was 300,000 jins, but because of the famine in Haocheng, I sold this batch of grain to the court for disaster relief! It's only 70,000 taels of silver!"

"Of course, this money is not just for me. There are more than 500 people in Niubei Village who also need to eat, so I don't have much left in my hand!"

This was the first time that Lin Yun explained to someone so cautiously, for fear of being misunderstood.

(End of this chapter)