wealthy lord

Chapter 529 Divide and rule, the emperor’s strategy

The emperor snorted coldly and refuted: "That's nonsense! Fulin'an, do you dare to have objections to my will? Lin Yun's performance in the past few years, I believe you know better than me. Now is the time for the imperial court to employ people. I hope you can put aside your personal prejudices and think about the country, the country, and the country!"

Fulin'an hurriedly kowtowed three times and kowtowed, and said with a mournful face: "Your Majesty! I have served as an official for thirty-five years, and all my white hair is white because of the country of my Daduan Dynasty. Does the Emperor still question my loyalty? ?Yes, I don’t want to deal with the private relationship between the old minister and Lin Yun, but the old minister will not avenge his private revenge!"

The emperor suddenly felt a headache. He could not deal with Fulin'an directly. If he did, it would affect his whole body. The current court simply could not bear such a high price.

Immediately, the emperor looked at Meng Yuan and said, "Meng Zhongtang, what do you mean? Do you also oppose my will?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Meng Yuan.

They knew that whether Lin Yun could enter the cabinet and pay homage to the prime minister all depended on the old man's wishes.

Meng Yuan smiled slightly, bowed out of the class, knelt down and kowtowed three times.

He had secretly communicated with Qi Changtian before, and used his connections to give Lin Yun a favor. Naturally, he couldn't shoot himself in the foot at this moment, otherwise all his efforts would be wasted.

"Your Majesty, I support your will! Mr. Lin is the pillar of our Daduan Dynasty. He has made great achievements this time, regaining Fengyang County and consolidating the imperial power. He should join the cabinet and worship the prime minister! Only in this way can he show his full potential. His greatest role!”

The emperor's tense face softened.

Not only did he want to use Lin Yun to divide the power of these powerful ministers, but he also wanted to lose face. He finally made up his mind to reuse Lin Yun. If Fulinan messed him up, he, the emperor, would also be disgraced.

Lin Yun glanced at Meng Yuan meaningfully, and Meng Yuan gave Lin Yun a kind smile.

On the contrary, the Eighth Sage King and the Fifth Prince frowned. Meng Yuan's sudden change of attitude caught them off guard.

The two brothers most hoped that the two nuns would offend Lin Yun at the same time. With Lin Yun's ability to make waves in Fengyang County, he would definitely bring down these two nuns.

But now Fulin'an was the only one to challenge, and Meng Yuan started to please Lin Yun, which was very bad.

But now that the matter has come to this, they have expressed their attitudes a long time ago, and now it is even more inconvenient to refute, so they can only secretly curse Meng Yuan, an old fox.

At this time, the emperor said with a smile: "Fu Zhongtang, do you still have any objections?"

Of the four military ministers present, three supported Lin Yun, and only Fulin'an opposed it. The emperor was very proud.

He understood that Lin Yun's sudden appearance had disrupted the structure of the court. Meng Yuan could suddenly change his mind. This was the best proof and also proved that his move of casting stones to ask for directions was the right one.

Fulinan gritted his teeth secretly, thinking that Meng Yuan would be in the same camp as him, but now he was isolated.

But at this point, he could only accept it no matter how unhappy he was.

Fulin'an clasped his fists and said, "The emperor has a divine will. That old minister has nothing to say! Just do what the emperor wants!"

The emperor was in a good mood and didn't bother to argue with him. He raised his head slightly and said, "Okay! Lin Yun accepts the order! I will officially make you a bachelor of Wenyuan Palace, a first-rank official and minister of the Ministry of War!"

Lin Yun hurriedly bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, shouting: "Thank you Lord for your kindness! I will serve as a minister to Daduan God to the country and the country! I will live up to His grace!"

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, personally helped Lin Yun up, and said, "Lin Qing's family doesn't have a place to live in the capital yet, right? I will reward you with the Yun Mansion!"

Lin Yun looked grateful and said: "Your Majesty, this is impossible. Yun Mansion was your palace before you ascended the throne. How can you give it to a minor minister?"

"Hey, Lin Qing's family doesn't have to refuse! Don't forget, you are now my subject, and you are also my future brother-in-law! What does it mean if I give you a palace?"

Lin Yun smiled bitterly and shook his head, clasping his fists and saying: "Then I will thank you, Your Majesty!" The emperor was satisfied, and directly took Lin Yun's hand in public, turned around and walked into the capital.

The remaining civil and military officials were all dumbfounded. They all looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

The Emperor made no secret of his kindness to Lin Yun.

At this time, the Eight Sage King said with a smile: "Meng Zhongtang, you have given me a big surprise!"

Meng Yuan joked: "Sorry, the Eighth Prince's plan failed!"

The Eight Wise Kings smiled contemptuously and left with their hands behind their backs.

The fifth prince stared at him deeply for a long time, and finally left.

He finally realized that Lin Yun was simply a depth bomb. Now, except for the stupid Fulin'an, it seemed that all the important officials in the court were wooing Lin Yun, which suddenly gave him a sense of crisis.

You have to do something yourself.

Finally, Fulin'an slapped Meng Yuan on the shoulder and cursed: "Old Meng, you old bastard who has been blown away by the wind! Tell me...did Lin Yun give you any benefits? Why did you just tear him down in public? My station?”

Meng Yuan smiled playfully, raised his hand and gently pushed his hand away, and said: "I said Fuzhongtang, you are stupid yourself, do you still want to drag me to be stupid with you? Anyone with a discerning eye knows how much the emperor favors Lin Yun now, You committed a crime against the odds, tell me, are you looking for death?"

"You... you are a despicable and shameless villain! I have fallen into your trap!"

Fulin'an was furious and pointed at his nose and cursed.

Meng Yuan smiled and narrowed his eyes and nodded: "Yes, yes... I am a despicable and shameless villain! You bad old man is so stupid! Haha!!"

The two old men had been fighting for their whole lives, but they still couldn't decide the winner. But this time, Fulin'an was defeated miserably.

Although the emperor did not punish him, the warning-like words just now made him feel a fatal threat.

On the other side, after Lin Yun and the emperor entered the city, they took a dragon carriage and went straight to Yun Mansion.

Originally, Lin Yun wanted to go directly to his father-in-law's house to see the second lady and the others.

But now I can only be patient and accompany the emperor.

At this time, the emperor patted Lin Yun hard on the shoulder.

Lin Yun looked at him suddenly, and saw sincerity in the emperor's eyes. This was the first time Lin Yun had seen such a look after experiencing so many intrigues along the way.

"emperor…"

"Lin Yun, I will only recognize you as my friend in this life! My eighth brother and the others all suspected that your motive for retaining the Lin family organization was to rebel, but I was the only one who defied all opinions and chose to trust you unconditionally! So, don't let me down! Follow me and do something earth-shattering, and you will be famous throughout history."

Lin Yun was deeply moved.

He actually knew very well that the emperor was drawing cakes for him. He was too familiar with this technique. Which of his subordinates had never eaten the cakes he painted?

But what came out of the emperor's mouth was quite useful to him. Not only did a scholar die for his confidant, but gaining unconditional trust from a person who held the power of the world still made Lin Yun's heart surge.

(End of this chapter)