wealthy lord

Chapter 579 Fighting between kings and ministers, exchange of interests
On the other side, Lin Yun was waiting in the imperial study room of the palace.

At this time, the small red door on one side suddenly opened, and the emperor walked out with a happy face. It could be seen that Fulinan was in an unprecedented mood after he was brought to justice.

"Haha! Lin Zhongtang is so anxious to see me. Is there something wrong?"

Lin Yun smiled bitterly and said: "When I first entered the capital, I handed you a list of those who had made great achievements in Fengyang County. What do you think of it, Your Majesty?"

Only then did the emperor suddenly realize. He sat on the dragon chair with a smile and said, "Lin Zhongtang, it has only been more than two months. Why are you so anxious? I will definitely reward those on the list! But we need to study it carefully... "

Lin Yun cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty is a man of eloquent words. Could it be that he broke his words and got fat?"

The emperor looked at him with a half-smile, and said: "I know that Lin Zhongtang wants to bring your confidants in Fengyang County into the imperial court, but... I want to know, does Lin Zhongtang have any selfish motives? Is it just a simple desire? Do you want to take credit for them, or do you want to form a clique for personal gain?"

Lin Yun finally understood. No wonder the emperor kept resisting. It turned out to be because he was afraid of him.

Lin Yunhan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, if I say that I have no selfish motives, you will not believe me! So, Your Majesty, how about you trust me for once?"

"Hmph, don't I know what your kid is thinking? Don't you just want to rely on these heroes to check and balance those few?"

Through this period of understanding, the emperor had a general understanding of Lin Yun.

"Haha, Weichen knows that Fulin'an used those vassals with different surnames as threats to make His Majesty reluctantly accept Fu Tianchen's ascension! But these words can also deceive all the civil and military officials below! Not to mention Weichen, It is estimated that the Eight Sages and Meng Zhongtang both know that the Emperor only retains the Fu family to maintain balance!"

"So, if Your Majesty can allow those people on the list to enter Beijing..."

Before Lin Yun could finish speaking, the emperor raised his hand and interrupted: "Lin Zhongtang, are you also following Fulin'an's example and threatening me?"

Lin Yun immediately knelt on the ground, cupped his fists and said, "I don't dare!"

"Okay! Since Lin Zhongtang said this, I will help you once!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Hey, don't be in a hurry to thank me!" The emperor casually picked up the petition for merit on the dragon case and said, "If Lin Zhongtang can hand over the powerful landmine manufacturing technology to the imperial court, I will definitely satisfy you. !”

Lin Yun was stunned for a moment and cursed in his heart that the emperor was nothing. This was clearly a rip-off.

Ma Ji and other heroes had made great contributions to the recovery of Fengyang County, especially Lin Zixiang, who was the last straw that broke Lin Hetu's mind. His surrender out of the city was of great significance.

But not only did the emperor not keep his word, he actually wanted to use the things he should have promised to rip off himself.

If it were anyone else, Lin Yun would have turned over the table and turned against him.

Seeing that he remained silent, the emperor walked down the stage with a smile and said meaningfully: "Hey, it's really strange. Why did I hear someone scolding me? Could it be Lin Zhongtang?"

Lin Yun was suddenly startled and quickly apologized with a smile: "No! How dare Wei Chen scold the emperor! Wei Chen was distracted just now!"

The emperor nodded and said with a smile: "So, whether Lin Zhongtang agrees or not, just tell him! Even if he refuses, I won't blame you!"

Lin Yun sneered in his heart, if he believed it, he would be the biggest fool in the world.

What is the unfathomable Sacred Heart?

He had already learned the lesson.

Lin Yun clasped his fists and said: "This world belongs to the emperor, so of course Wei Chen will not refuse! Besides, as Minister of War, Wei Chen should defend the territory of our Daduan Dynasty, which is what he should do!"

"Haha! Okay! Lin Zhongtang really has everyone's style! Then this matter is settled! If you need the cooperation of the Ministry of Works, I will definitely help!"

Lin Yun nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the manufacturing process of landmines is actually not complicated, but the raw materials are relatively expensive, and our Ministry of War has long been empty. Without money, I am afraid it will be difficult to mass-produce!" The Emperor frowned and said: " Oh? Is there still this matter? How much money does the Ministry of War still have? "

"Less than two hundred thousand taels!"

"boom!"

The emperor slapped Long An, which startled Lin Yun and he quickly knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with Wei Chen! When Wei Chen took office, he immediately checked the government affairs of the Ministry of War and found out that there was a huge deficit..."

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Is there any corruption here?"

Lin Yun lowered his head guiltily and said: "Wei Chen can immediately bring the government affairs files from the Ministry of War and show them to His Majesty in person!"

He has learned to be smart now. If the emperor wants to use him to offend others, Lin Yun will not be fooled.

Sure enough, the emperor's tense face gradually softened, and he said with a faint smile: "That's all! I will send the clan's office to investigate this matter! Lin Zhongtang first told me how much silver it would cost if the Fengyang County border was covered with landmines!"

Lin Yun raised three fingers and smiled slightly.

"Three hundred thousand taels?"

The emperor said suspiciously.

"It's three million taels!"

Lin Yun sneered inwardly, he, Lin Yun, could also play the trick of extorting money.

Anyway, I have already sat in this position. Even if I am as incorruptible as my father-in-law Ye Ruhui, no one will believe me. So what is there to be polite about?

When the emperor heard this number, he coughed violently twice and said, "Lin Zhongtang, you'd better stop it!"

Lin Yun pretended to be aggrieved and said: "Your Majesty, the budget given by Wei Chen is already the minimum budget! Even if the labor cost is excluded, three million vehicles are barely enough! You know, the Emperor wants to transfer Fengyang County The border is covered with landmines! Even if the border is covered with iron sheets, it’s still an astronomical sum!”

The emperor sighed: "Okay! Let me consider this matter! Lin Zhongtang can kneel down!"

Lin Yun asked: "What about the memorial of Wei Chen..."

"allow!"

Lin Yun was overjoyed and immediately knelt on the ground and said: "Thank you Lord for your kindness, long live my emperor!"

When the emperor saw Lin Yun's expression, he became very angry. He snorted softly, turned around and left.

He also couldn't figure out whether the three million taels of silver quoted by Lin Yun was true, so he felt depressed.

Afterwards, Lin Yun returned to the Ministry of War and immediately signed a transfer order, asking King Ma Ji to transfer Lin Zixiang to Beijing immediately to report on his duties.

Ma Ji and Wang Chuanzhong naturally wanted to stay in the Ministry of War and take over their vacated positions, while Lin Zixiang was arranged by him to join the Ministry of Household Affairs.

He is Lin Yun's most important chess piece. The Household Department has been controlled by the Fu family for so many years. It is the money bag of the imperial court. Lin Yun arranged for Lin Zixiang to enter the Household Department. The first is to fulfill the promise of the year, and the second is to install a person. There is a nail beside Fu Tianchen.

Although Fu Tianchen has shown kindness to him many times recently, Lin Yun knows very well that this is just a show.

After all, whether Fu Tianchen can enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister depends on the wishes of Lin Yun and the other three people. Even if one of them disagrees, Fu Tianchen will not be able to enter the cabinet.

(End of this chapter)