wealthy lord

Chapter 938: Formulate a plan and catch the spy

"I have had the honor of meeting Wu Meng once. He is a cruel, ruthless, cunning and fickle man! I don't think he can be trusted! As a small country struggling to survive between two big countries, it is his survival instinct to please both sides. What if he tries to please Your Majesty on one hand and the Great Qianlong Emperor on the other?"

After these words were spoken, Lin Yun and Fu Lin'an frowned secretly.

Yes!

Zheng Youli’s analysis is very accurate.

If Wu Meng and Lin Yun played word games, he would be in a passive position next.

"Then I wonder what Lord Zheng thinks we should do to subdue Wu Meng?"

Zheng Youli clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty can recognize his status as the Khan, but the prerequisite is that a trustworthy person must be placed beside him to monitor him! And this person must be able to suppress him! I don't think ordinary people have this ability!"

Wu Meng's recent outstanding performances have fully demonstrated his ability.

Lin Yun's eyes lit up: "Haha, it seems that Lord Zheng has indeed grown a lot recently!"

Zheng Youli smiled awkwardly: "I just thought of the key to the problem, but the solution was actually proposed by Mr. Du!"

At this time, Fu Lin'an said: "Your Majesty, Lord Zheng's plan is feasible! We can take this opportunity to station troops directly in the Panda Royal Court, which can not only have a deterrent effect, but also monitor Wu Meng's every move at all times!"

Lin Yun nodded: "Who can we find to suppress him?"

Fu Linan said in a deep voice: "General Shi Bao of Pingxi!"

Lin Yun was stunned: "Him? Humph, we don't even know whether he is dead or alive!"

Fu Linan said playfully: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Shi Bao is still alive!"

"Oh? How do you know?"

"To be honest, Shi Bao once secretly sent someone to give me a letter! He explained the situation over there! But he didn't hide it from Your Majesty, but he was too embarrassed to come back to see Your Majesty, so he wanted to rescue the two concubines in his own way! But there was no suitable opportunity!"

"Humph! This Shi Bao is so bold! Not only did he lose the battle, but he even concealed the military intelligence and didn't report it?"

Lin Yun just said this, but didn't really blame him.

On the contrary, Shi Bao was still alive, and Lin Yun was happier than anyone else.

In fact, without Fu Lin'an telling him, he could vaguely guess that Shi Bao must still be alive.

Given his abilities, if he really died in battle, then Lin Yun would have been wrong.

"Your Majesty, although Shi Bao was defeated, he also demonstrated the national prestige of our Great Duan Dynasty. He used only 30,000 men to destroy the enemy's 80,000 men! With such an astonishing loss of life, he is definitely the most powerful general of our Great Duan Dynasty!"

Lin Yun said in a deep voice: "Alright! You, Fu Lin'an, don't have to plead for him! I will not pursue his joint responsibility for the time being, and order him to show up at the next Yehe negotiation! I will assign him a new task. If he can complete it successfully, his previous crimes will be forgiven. If he fails to complete it, he will be punished for multiple crimes! I will personally send him to Niubei Mountain to dig iron ore!"

Fu Lin'an smiled bitterly and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Yun looked at him meaningfully, then walked out of the imperial study.

"You two go back and prepare. I will go to Chujiang County tomorrow!"

"According to the order!"

Fu Lin'an and Zheng Youli bowed and watched Lin Yun leave.

But in fact, there was a hint of displeasure in Lin Yun's eyes when he looked at Fu Lin'an just now.

When did Fu Lin'an and Shi Bao become so close?

Lin Yun had long known that the Shi family and the Ye family had a good relationship, and the old men of the two families were sworn brothers.

And at such a critical moment, Shi Bao did not go to Ye Ruhui for help, but to Fu Lin'an. This is somewhat intriguing.

However, Lin Yun would not show his dissatisfaction.

Having reached his current position, there are some things that he sees through but does not speak out. As long as he knows it clearly in his mind, these ministers will never escape from his control.

In the meeting room of the Ministry of Rites, Meng Zhiyi paced back and forth anxiously.

However, Lang Qian, who was sitting on the armchair nearby, was not in a hurry and was sipping tea with a smile on his face.

"Director Meng, please be patient. Since His Majesty has agreed, he will definitely come! Why don't you come and sit down for a while! It's a good opportunity to taste the good tea I brewed!"

Meng Zhiyi said in a deep voice: "I won't drink! Minister Lang, aren't you worried at all? The spy who was caught this time was found in the Jiaofangsi under your jurisdiction..."

Lang Qian smiled and said, "I am a little worried! However, Director Meng is the head of the Jiaofang Bureau. Even if His Majesty is looking for responsibility, it will be you! At best, I will only bear joint responsibility!"

"However, Director Meng, you don't have to take it too seriously. Wasn't it the servant of Ma Ji from the Ministry of War who colluded with the spy this time? As far as I know, Ma Ji was once a confidant of His Majesty..."

Meng Zhiyi nodded and suddenly thought of something.

"By the way, where's Maji? Why hasn't he come yet?"

"He has already arrived! He is kneeling at the entrance of the Ministry of Rites, waiting for Your Majesty!"

Here, Lin Yun had just accepted Wang Siyi and learned that Shi Bao was still alive, so he was in a very good mood.

He was riding on a dragon sedan chair and was carried by four imperial guards to the front of the Ministry of Rites.

As soon as I lifted the curtain and walked out, I saw Ma Ji kneeling on the ground with a look of fear on his face.

Lin Yun's heart skipped a beat and he walked up to him with an expressionless face.

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty!"

After Ma Ji kowtowed three times and nine times, he did not dare to look up and just kept wiping the sweat off his face.

Lin Yun looked down at him.

"What's going on? Who told you to kneel here?"

He has been busy dealing with matters in Hanzhong County recently and has not seen Ma Ji for a long time.

But with his intelligence, how could he not see that Ma Ji must have been in trouble.

"No one asked me to kneel. I did something wrong and I kneel here on my own, waiting to be punished by Your Majesty!"

Lin Yun raised the corners of his mouth and ignored him. He put one hand behind his back and walked into the Ministry of Rites with a folding fan in the other.

When Ma Ji saw Lin Yun's reaction, he became even more panicked.

He has followed Lin Yun for many years and knows his master's character very well.

If you get angry and scold him, or even beat him up, and he relaxes but says nothing, then the problem can be either big or small.

In the reception room of the Ministry of Rites, Meng Zhiyi and Lang Qian were talking in a low voice when they suddenly heard shouting outside the door.

"The Emperor has arrived!!"

The two of them immediately stood up and walked quickly to the door. When they saw Lin Yun coming, they immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your humble servant... Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!!"

Lin Yun said nothing, walked between the two of them and entered the reception room.

Meng Zhiyi and Lang Qian looked at each other and felt pressured, so they could only stand up and follow him in.

Lin Yun sat in the main seat, unfolded the folding fan in his hand, fanned it nonchalantly, and said, "Zhiyi, if you have anything to talk to me about, you can tell me now!"

Meng Zhiyi was surprised and asked, "Didn't Ma Ji tell His Majesty just now?"

"I'll let you speak now!"

Meng Zhiyi nodded quickly: "Just yesterday, I found a spy sent by Daqian in the Jiaofang Bureau. He has been lurking in the capital for more than half a year!"

(End of this chapter)