wealthy lord

Chapter 536: Bringing up old things again, burning with anger
The emperor walked straight to the desk and sat down, picked up a memorial and looked at it absently.

"Get up and talk!"

Lin Yun and the other five stood up, but all of them lowered their heads and remained silent.

The emperor put down the memorial, raised his eyes and glanced at everyone, wondering: "Why don't you say anything anymore? Didn't the Qing family have a lively chat just now?"

Lin Yun took a deep breath, clasped his fists and said: "When I was ordered to manage Yu City, the Fengdu camp was burned down by gangsters, causing considerable losses! Although I did not manage well, this matter cannot just go away! Therefore, I want to think clearly Investigate this matter! I hope the emperor will give you permission!"

When Fulin'an saw that Lin Yun was serious, he immediately became anxious and quickly explained: "Your Majesty, this Lin Yun is pure nonsense! The fire in the Fengdu camp has nothing to do with the old minister! Please enlighten me!"

The corners of the emperor's mouth turned upward, and he was in a good mood. The former military aircraft department was controlled by two navigators and two princes. He didn't know about many things below. Even if he knew, no one would cooperate with his investigation.

But things are different now. With Lin Yun, a capable person who takes a different approach and is completely unruly, the emperor can sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, and take the opportunity to dig out all the things that have been suppressed before.

The emperor nodded and said with a smile: "Fu Zhongtang has dedicated his life to our Daduan Dynasty, so I naturally believe in you! However, I heard... you Fulin'an has some special relationship with Sun Xing..."

"Your Majesty! Don't listen to these slanderous words! This Lin Yun must be deliberately trying to sow discord between our monarch and his ministers! His crime is worthy of death. I hope the Emperor will order him to be stripped of his official position and handed over to an old minister for investigation!"

The Eight Wise Kings and the Fifth Prince looked at each other and smiled, sighing secretly in their hearts.

This Fulin'an has been an old fox all his life, and this time he actually showed his fox tail.

It seemed that he was confused by Lin Yunqi.

The emperor just appointed Lin Yun to an official position yesterday. It was obvious that he wanted to reuse him. Even, to put it bluntly, it was to investigate him, Fulin'an.

As a result, Fulin'an actually dared to let the emperor reduce Lin Yun's official position. Wasn't this seeking death?
The emperor showed a sneer and said in a deep voice: "Lin Yun, do you have anything to say?"

Lin Yun clasped his fists and said: "Although Wei Chen has some grudges with Fuzhongtang in private, he is not avenging his private revenge! Wei Chen just wants to share the emperor's worries. After all, he is planning his own affairs in his position. Since the emperor asked Wei Chen to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, then this Naturally, the matter must be investigated to the bottom of the matter. If Wei Chen misjudged and wronged Fuzhongtang, Wei Chen would be willing to die to apologize without the emperor's order!"

The emperor then nodded with satisfaction. If Lin Yun could not adopt a business-like attitude, he would be disappointed.

If you want to trip up the old fox Fulin'an, you can't just use force, you must use some special means.

The emperor stood up and said in a deep voice: "Okay! Lin Yun, you said this yourself! I will give you this opportunity. The case of the fire in the Fengdu camp will be handed over to you for investigation! But listen carefully, false accusations Slandering an official of the imperial court is a serious crime, but if it really has nothing to do with Fuzhongtang in the end, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"

On the side, the two princes and Meng Yuan were dumbfounded.

I didn't expect things to become such a big deal.

I admire Lin Yun's courage even more.

This is not Fengyang County, but the capital, Fulin'an's base camp. Trying to stumble Fulin'an here is harder than climbing to the sky.

Knowing the difficulties and still daring to say harsh words is either crazy or absolutely sure.

Lin Yun immediately knelt down and clasped his fists and said: "I...accept the order!"

After that, the emperor glanced at everyone again, smiled contemptuously, and turned to leave.

The Eight Wise Kings immediately stepped forward to help Lin Yun up and said, "I said Lin Zhongtang, why are you doing this?"

Lin Yun said with a smile: "It doesn't matter! The fire in Fengdu Camp was originally my fault. I should investigate clearly! It can also be regarded as an explanation to the court!" Then he looked at Fulin'an meaningfully and said sarcastically: "Right? !My Fuzhongtang!”

Fulin'an snorted coldly: "Lin Yun, I know that it was a mistake to let you go to Beijing to be an official! But it doesn't matter! Let's see." After saying that, he walked away with a puff of sleeves.

In fact, he knew in his heart that this was just a double act deliberately played by Lin Yun and the emperor.

If it hadn't been for the emperor's intention, Lin Yun would never have fallen out with him as soon as he entered the capital based on his cautious style.

But even if the emperor backs Lin Yun, it will not be easy to trip him up.

After that, the Fifth Prince and the Eighth Prince greeted Lin Yun with a few more polite words, then opened the door and left.

Meng Yuan clasped his fists and smiled: "Lin Zhongtang, nothing's wrong, I'm going to take the first step!"

Lin Yun raised his hand and said: "Meng Zhongtang, please stay!"

Meng Yuan was stunned: "Oh? Is there anything else in Lin Zhongtang?"

Lin Yun smiled jokingly: "It's nothing serious, I just want to have a chat with Meng Zhongtang. Meng Zhongtang won't refuse, right?"

Meng Yuan gently stroked his beard, nodded and said: "Of course! This is not the place to talk. Please invite Lin Zhongtang!"

Afterwards, the two left.

On the other side, Fulin'an came to the Ministry of Finance angrily. When the officials around him saw that he was in a bad mood, they all bowed their heads and kept busy.

Fulinan said in a deep voice: "Cui Mingchong, come here!"

Cui Mingchong looked at his leaving figure, and suddenly felt an ominous feeling in his heart.

Although he didn't know what it was, Fulinan had been in a bad mood since he learned that Lin Yun was going to be an official in Beijing. He was worried all day long.

He came to the minister's room and saw Fulin'an sitting on a chair, staring at him fiercely. Cui Mingchong quickly knelt down and clasped his fists and said: "Zhongtang, last time you asked me to sort out the national tax revenue, we have already found out. Last year, The tax is 60 million taels of silver, but it does not include the additional taxes imposed by the various vassals..."

Fulin'an said impatiently: "Don't talk about this! I want to ask you, before the emperor asked you to take the silver to Haocheng to relieve the people, how much kickback did Lin Yun receive?"

Cui Mingchong's heart skipped a beat. He finally understood that Fulin'an was really at odds with Lin Yun.

But he was walking on thin ice. That matter could not be investigated in detail. If the incident came to light, he would be the first to be in trouble.

That time, he swallowed both ends and swallowed one hundred thousand taels of silver, which was not even the bulk of Fulin'an's meal.

When the emperor issued an order for disaster relief, it was necessary to allocate silver taels from the Ministry of Household Affairs. The emperor clearly asked Fulin'an to provide one million taels of silver. Before the silver reached Cui Mingchong, Fulin'an withheld 600,000 taels.

"this…"

When Cui Mingchong hesitated, Fulinan became angry.

He stood up and walked around the desk, came to Cui Mingchong, and said condescendingly: "What? Is it because I can't remember, or I don't want to say it?"

"Zhongtang, Lin Yun should have earned 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver that time. I really don't know the exact amount! Lin Yun was very cunning, and he was constantly fighting with me at that time!"

Fulin'an was so angry that he kicked Cui Mingchong to the ground.

(End of this chapter)