wealthy lord

Chapter 561 Fulinan’s trump card
Fulin'an said: "Your Majesty, what kind of person do you think I am?"

Now that things have happened, he no longer cares about the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, and directly opens the skylight and speaks frankly.

The emperor frowned and said: "You? I don't want to judge your character! Besides, you know it better than anyone else!"

Fulin'an smiled sadly: "The guilty minister knows that in the heart of the emperor, the old man is an ambitious, treacherous, and greedy for money and power! From the moment he embarked on this road, the old man was ready to die! So, does the emperor think that the guilty minister will drag his son into trouble?"

The emperor thought for a moment, nodded and said: "That's true!"

He secretly sighed at Fulin'an's power. In order to preserve the Fu family's power in the court, he would sacrifice himself to help his son take the throne.

Immediately, the emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Since the Fuqing family has completely shown off, I will no longer hide it! I ask you, if I don't agree to this condition, what will the Fuqing family do?"

Fulin'an smiled sinisterly: "Your Majesty, what a treasonous thing to say to the guilty minister! Without the assistance of the guilty minister, within three years, all the vassal kings with different surnames will rise up! When the time comes, with internal and external troubles, will the emperor still be able to sit on the throne?"

As soon as these words came out, the emperor's face turned livid, and the murderous intent in his eyes was undisguised, and he wished he could chop off Fulin'an's head with a sword.

But he knew that if this old guy dared to come to negotiate with him today, he must be prepared.

Naturally, he cannot be careless when it comes to the throne.

"Hmph, you Fulin'an really think that if I lose you, I won't even be able to keep the throne?"

"That's not true! Lin Yun is indeed much more powerful than the old minister! In time, he will definitely be a powerful figure, but his biggest shortcoming now is that he is young! He thinks that having strong force is enough to conquer everything! Domestic people The emperor is aware of the situation, and the guilty minister is also aware of it! Lin Yun alone is not enough to settle everything!"

Fulin'an saw the emperor's serious face and said nothing, and continued: "The guilty minister knows the emperor's ambitions, and also knows several of your major concerns! Therefore, the emperor not only needs talents like Lin Yun, but also needs capable ministers like Quanzi who are good at diplomacy. ! If the two of them can work together to assist the emperor, they will achieve great things in the future! The guilty minister will also die without any regrets!"

Fulinan was very cunning and knew that if he wanted to impress the emperor, he had to lobby from the standpoint of Jiangshan Sheji. Only by letting the emperor fully see the capabilities of his family could he avoid the disaster of annihilation.

Sure enough, the emperor was a little moved, and sighed: "I remember that the son of the Fuqing family is called Futianchen, and he is the Minister of Rites, right?"

"Exactly! The veteran has never let him participate in any political struggles over the years, just to protect him! Moreover, this kid has been dealing with envoys from various countries all year round. He has also visited surrounding countries many times and knows all about them very well!"

Only then did the emperor suddenly realize, he raised his finger and pointed at Fulin'an, and sneered: "You old guy, you are so cunning!"

When Fulin'an saw the emperor's attitude, he was completely reassured, and he understood that he had finally regained the upper hand.

He quickly bowed three times and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Before I die, I will make Quanzi loyal to the Emperor forever!"

The emperor said solemnly: "Okay! I won't kill you! You go back and write your resignation by yourself, and you will take care of yourself at home in the future! As for your son, he will temporarily take over your position as Minister of the Ministry of Revenue! But I warn you, if you give up again I know you are dishonest, so our negotiation today will be invalid! I will definitely punish all nine of your tribes!"

"Thank you Lord for your kindness! The sinner will retire first!"

After that, he bowed and left.

The emperor looked at his leaving figure and sighed inwardly.

He didn't kill Fulin'an not out of mercy, but because he wanted to control Fu Tianchen.

Just as Fulin'an said, he can't take action now. He can't directly go to war with various vassal kings, let alone easily go to war with surrounding countries.

Therefore, as long as Fulin'an is still alive, everything is still under the control of the emperor.

After the emperor rectified the officialdom and the whole government of Daduan was united, it was time to attack the outside world. At the same time, Lin Yun went down to the court and went directly to the Ministry of War.

Since he took up the post of Minister of War, he has not shown his face yet, so he naturally needs to familiarize himself with the basic situation.

When he walked into the gate of the Ministry of War, two soldiers wearing light armor immediately stopped him and shouted: "Stop whoever comes! No one is allowed to enter this important military place!"

Lin Yun smiled and nodded, his first impression of the Ministry of War was pretty good.

"Who is on duty at the Ministry of War today?"

The two soldiers looked at each other, not knowing whether to answer.

The stranger in front of him looks young, but the official robe he wears is that of a first-class official, definitely a high-ranking official of the imperial court.

"I wonder who your lord's name is? Who are you looking for at the Ministry of War?"

But at this moment, Ling Ri walked out with his hands behind his back. When he saw his brother-in-law, he was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, shouting: "How brave! You have met with the Minister of War, and you still don't bow down!"

The two soldiers were startled and looked at Lin Yun in disbelief.

They knew that the previous Minister of the Ministry of War had just been transferred out, and it was said that a powerful and powerful person had parachuted into the Ministry of War to fill the gap, but they never expected that it would be the young man in front of them.

The two of them knelt on the ground with a bang, clasped their fists and said, "I am blind, I didn't recognize Lord Shangshu, please forgive me!"

Lin Yunhan said with a smile: "Get up! Those who don't know will not be blamed!"

Immediately, he came to Ling Ri, patted his shoulders with both hands, and said playfully: "Brother-in-law, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I didn't expect that you have become the Minister of War! You are really amazing!"

Ling Ri scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "Hey, it's thanks to Master Shangshu! Stop standing here, please come inside!"

He had been waiting for Lin Yun at the Ministry of War for several days, but he still didn't see anyone, which made him very anxious.

Logically speaking, as the eldest son-in-law of the Ye family, he should have shown up long ago, but his position as Minister of War was given to him by his brother-in-law. He had a lot to say and wanted to talk to Lin Yun alone, so he postponed it until today. .

Moreover, he was also afraid that his father-in-law would find out about his promotion through connections.

Lin Yun nodded and followed him into the door.

As soon as the two entered the inner hall, they saw seven officials sitting in front of their desks and busy.

Ling Ri clapped his hands and said loudly: "Everyone, stop for a moment! This Lin Zhongtang is the newly appointed minister of our Ministry of War! He is also the person most trusted by the Holy Emperor today! Come and see him soon!"

Lin Yun smiled bitterly and shook his head. He actually didn't like this kind of show-off, but this elder brother-in-law was obviously showing off himself, so he had no choice but to accept it.

A group of officials hurriedly stepped forward, knelt on the ground and said, "I have seen Master Zhongtang!"

Lin Yun waved his hand and said: "Excuse me! Actually, I was supposed to take office yesterday, but I was busy with official duties and couldn't come over at the first time! Sir, please don't blame me!"

(End of this chapter)