wealthy lord

Chapter 644 The calm before the storm

"Does Lin Zhongtang want to shoot this king?"

Lin Yunhan said in a cold voice: "Li Mu, you should be lucky to be the emperor's younger brother! Otherwise, you would be a corpse now! In addition, I would like to give you a kind reminder, don't think that the princelings are so secretive! You and Everyone can guess what Meng Yuan is thinking! If you continue to be such a troublemaker, you may not end up well in the end!"

The Eight Sage King secretly gritted his teeth and smiled sinisterly: "Okay, I will remember it! Thank you Lin Zhongtang for reminding me, we all need to live well!"

After that, he walked away and led his men back to Beijing immediately, not daring to stay for a moment.

He thought that Lin Yun would give him some face because he was a prince, but now it seems that he was too naive.

But in fact, the Eighth Sage King was somewhat prepared for what just happened. He was well aware of Lin Yun's ruthlessness.

After this trial, he also realized that he and Lin Yun could never go back to the past.

Here, the little princess said: "Lin Yun, you shouldn't have shot the Eight Wise Kings just now!"

Lin Yun glanced at her and said, "What? Your Highness the Princess can't bear to part with you?"

"Humph, what nonsense are you talking about? This princess is naturally on your side! But, you are just doing this for a moment of pleasure! Have you ever thought about what we will face when we return to the capital?"

Ye Wanqing let out a long sigh: "My lord, your highness the princess is right. You were really impulsive just now!"

Lin Yun nodded: "I admit to being impulsive! But if I don't show my strong side and deter them, I may do more dangerous things in the future!"

The two women looked at each other, both very depressed.

The emperor's attitude is still unclear, but Lin Yun has completely broken up with several powerful officials.

Although the fifth prince was deprived of his throne and driven out of the capital, it was like letting the tiger return to the mountain.

Lin Yun couldn't understand why the emperor would do this. Since he planned to abandon the fifth prince, it would be safest to execute him secretly in the capital.

"My lord, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not!"

Saying that, Ye Wanqing glanced at the little princess subconsciously.

Lin Yun said in a deep voice: "Say it directly!"

"That's right, let's not go back to the capital at all! Anyway, my husband has regained actual control of Fengyang County, and there are still 200,000 Lin family troops under his command. They can definitely compete with the imperial court! No need to be threatened by those powerful ministers!"

In front of the little princess, Ye Wanqing did not dare to mention the emperor's untrustworthiness, but she believed that Lin Yun could understand the meaning of her words.

From the perspective of a bystander, the current chaos was planned by the emperor. No one knows whether the emperor wants to deal with the princelings or Lin Yun.

Therefore, it is normal for Ye Wanqing to have such thoughts.

But the little princess's face suddenly changed and she said: "No! Sister Wanqing, if Lin Yun really does this, it will be equivalent to losing Li Zi and losing the hearts of the people! At that time, Lin Yun will not only have to face the Eight Wise Kings and Meng Yuan, but also the Emperor I will never let him go!"

Li Qingyue knew the emperor's character very well. For the sake of the throne, he could disown his relatives and go on a killing spree. Such a personality would never allow anyone to betray him.

"Hmph, that's better than going back to die, right?" By now, Ye Wanqing was completely disappointed with the court.

The current chaos cannot be solved at all. Internally, the princelings control the government, and externally, there are threats from various vassals and neighboring foreign countries.

In addition, the fifth prince who was let go will definitely use the 200,000 green battalion troops under his command to make a big fuss. Originally, with Lin Yun's thunderous methods, these crises could be easily solved, at least eliminating the princelings.

But the emperor was the one who got in the way and kept suppressing Lin Yun, making him restrained and secretly restrained by the Eight Sage Kings and Meng Yuan.

The little princess smiled bitterly: "Sister Wanqing, the situation is actually not as bad as you think! If the princelings were confident, the Eight Wise Kings would not come in person and be humiliated by Lin Yun! Besides, since the emperor has already taken five The prince's operation proves that there has been a big change in the government recently! Maybe the emperor will take action against the princelings in the near future!"

Ye Wanqing nodded, looked at Lin Yundao and said, "Ms. sir, are you talking?"

Although the two women hold their own opinions, in the end it still depends on Lin Yun's decision.

Lin Yun pondered for a moment and said: "Wanqing, Qingyue's words are reasonable! It's impossible for me to be a coward and hide in a corner of Fengyang County! What's more, several of my husband's confidants are still in the capital, so we can't connect them Don’t care?”

His intuition told him that there must be a shocking secret behind this matter, and he must ask the emperor for details.

Ye Wanqing sighed: "Okay! Since it is my husband's decision, I won't say more about my concubine!"

In fact, Lin Yun understood the second wife's argument very well. It is true that he and the Eight Wise Kings broke up on bad terms, and his return to Beijing this time would definitely be full of crises.

But what kind of character is Lin Yun?

It was only because others were afraid of him that he could not intimidate anyone except the emperor, especially the princelings.

"Okay! You two go out first! My husband has business matters to deal with!"

Ye Wanqing and the little princess looked at each other and could only turn and leave.

Lin Yun turned to look at Yuchi Feng and said with a smile: "Captain Yuchi, you won't report what my second wife said to the emperor, will you?"

Yu Chifeng smiled awkwardly: "Of course not! Although the lower official is just a high-ranking official, he can understand Lin Zhongtang's current situation to some extent!"

Lin Yun sighed: "Yes! I really don't understand what the emperor means! Why do you want to keep the princelings here when you know they are causing trouble for the government?"

Of course he knew why. By asking, he was just testing Yu Chifeng to see if he could get out any valuable information or the emperor's intentions.

The little princess had long said that this Yu Chifeng's superficial identity was the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Household, but in fact he was the general manager of the Imperial Household Dragon Shadow and a confidant of the emperor.

In terms of official position, he may not be as good as Qi Rui, the commander of the imperial guards, but his power is even better.

Therefore, Lin Yun had never underestimated Yu Chifeng. After all, a person who could be reused by the emperor could not be a fool.

Sure enough, Yu Chifeng smiled meaningfully: "In fact, Lin Zhongtang doesn't have to worry about the princelings at all!"

"Oh? Why did you say that?"

"Every move of the princelings is under the surveillance of the emperor! Including how many dishes the Eight Sages and Meng Zhongtang ate every day, how many times they went to the latrine, and which women in the house they slept with, the emperor knew everything! "

Lin Yun pretended to be suddenly enlightened. He knew that Yuchifeng was referring to Ouchi Longying's surveillance of powerful officials in the court.

However, this is not the answer he wants most.

Lin Yun continued: "Then why does the emperor condone it so much even though he knows that the princelings are messing up the government?"

(End of this chapter)