Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 499 Debriefing
The deep palace is fortified and heavily guarded. With the increasingly stable regime of Emperor Longhan, the imperial city has once again become the center of power, and its solemnity is daunting.

Under the guidance of the servants, Lin Chuan passed through layers of palace walls and across large palace complexes, and arrived at the emperor Longhan's office, Yuhua Terrace.

Once the crown prince assassinated the emperor Longyon at Yuhuatai, which started a months-long battle among the princes, which further weakened the strength of the Far Eastern Dynasty, and Yuhuatai was also burned during that battle.

In order to remember the experience and lessons, be diligent in government and love the people, and avoid the recurrence of historical tragedies, the new emperor Long Han ordered the reconstruction of Yuhuatai and moved his office here.

The reconstructed Yuhua Terrace is not just a pavilion, but a complex of buildings including palaces, warm pavilions, and gardens. This is the highest place in the imperial city. You can climb the stairs and overlook the entire Wangjing City. It's a good place to wait and see, and now Emperor Longhan works here.

"Master Lin, please allow me to inform you later." The servant stopped in front of the attic, bowed slightly to Lin Chuan and said respectfully.

"Director Liu, you don't have to be polite." Lin Chuan was also polite and humble, without the airs of the chief inspector at all.

Liu Xi is the head servant appointed by Emperor Longhan, who is in charge of the emperor's personal guards, and is a person trusted by Emperor Longhan. Naturally, Lin Chuan would not foolishly offend such a person.

Although I have a high position and authority now, it is a long-term solution to have both sides. If I offend too many people, if I get out of Wang Jing and someone behind me trips me up, then the gain will outweigh the loss.

Liu Xi saw that although Lin Chuan was well-known and powerful, he didn't have any airs. Instead, he was humble and polite to him, and he felt great satisfaction in his heart, and his affection for Lin Chuan doubled.

People like Liu Xi and the others accompany the emperor all year round. Although they have a lot of power in their hands, some high-ranking and powerful people look down on them, thinking that they are just some small characters who are not on the stage, just taking care of the emperor's daily life .

But Lin Chuan didn't think so. After all, chief servants like Liu Xi often accompany the emperor, and his words and deeds have a huge influence on the emperor. Although they don't seem to be in power, they are not. The heavily armed frontier officials are still powerful.

There are quite a few soldiers standing around Yuhuatai, but they are always careful not to make any noise. The huge palace is so quiet that you can hear a needle drop.

Lin Chuan turned his gaze to the yard. It was already late autumn and the weather was getting cooler, but the garden was full of flowers. There were dozens of rare and exotic flowers, and the air was filled with a strange fragrance, which made people feel refreshed.

Just as Lin Chuan was admiring the strange flowers, footsteps came from behind him. Lin Chuan turned his head, only to see Emperor Long Han walking with a smile.

The emperor Long Han went out to meet Lin Chuan in person, which was beyond Lin Chuan's expectation. Although he used to be a brother, but now the monarch and his ministers are different, Lin Chuan dared not neglect, and turned around to ask for luggage.

But Long Han took a step forward, grabbed Lin Chuan's arm with his big hand, and stopped Lin Chuan from saluting: "Hey, brother, why are we so divided?"

Although Long Han had a gentle face and a smile, he already had the majesty of an emperor in his gestures.

"The minister usurped it." Lin Chuan bowed slightly.

Liu Xi, the head servant who was waiting on the sidelines, saw that Lin Chuan was treated so courteously by the emperor Long Han, and after being astonished, he already had some concerns about how to do things in the future.

"Liu Xi, you all go down." Long Han waved to the servants around him.

Liu Xi was able to achieve the position of chief servant, in addition to the emperor's trust, his own ability to observe words and demeanor was naturally not bad, so he immediately led the servants and guards out of the palace knowingly.

"Brother, you have suffered." The two sides sat down, and Long Han looked at Lin Chuan's weathered face and said apologetically.

If Lin Chuan hadn't been ordered to lead the [-] town west army in the prisoner-of-war camp to suppress the rebellion in the starry night and southward, and wiped out the rain king Long Jing, whether the emperor Long Han could secure his throne is another matter, so for Lin Chuan, Long Han is very grateful .

Faced with Long Han's concern, Lin Chuan naturally thanked him.

Wanting to say goodbye for half a year, Long Han vaguely had the majesty of the emperor, but the careful Lin Chuan saw something unusual, that is, although Long Han looked energetic, there was already a sense of fatigue between his brows, and the originally handsome young man People seem to be overdrawn, and they look a little pale.

Although Lin Chuan was far away from Wang Jing, he had also heard reports from the Supervision Office that Emperor Long Han was very diligent and worked until late at night.

Seeing it with his own eyes, Lin Chuan believed it even more. As a subject, as a brother, Lin Chuan naturally spoke to persuade: "Your Majesty, there are countless military affairs, but the body is the capital, and it is necessary to take care of the body."

Long Han didn't expect Lin Chuan to mention his body without saying anything, he laughed and joked, "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from your eyes."

"But it's good if you come back, and you can help me share a lot. You don't know that I'm dying of worry recently, and I need to deal with everything. What's the use of you saying that I have to support so many ministers."

Hearing Long Han's complaint, Lin Chuan smiled and did not answer.

Emperor Long Han wanted to rejuvenate the Far Eastern Dynasty. Although the dream was not good, the reality was cruel. Facing the mess of the Far Eastern Dynasty, he didn't complain.

After Lin Chuan waited for Long Han to make a fuss, he gave a detailed report on his half-year trip, from how to attract the rebels to outflank the enemy's rear, to how to wipe out the enemy's army in a bloody battle all day and night. When the blood was boiling, the emperor Long Han couldn't help applauding, shouting to reward the meritorious soldiers.

When Lin Chuan talked about the annexation of land, which forced several provinces and roads to have dry bones, and the people could not survive to rebel, Long Han gritted his teeth with hatred, wishing to kill those nobles who sucked human blood with his own hands.

However, Lin Chuan also persuaded the emperor Longhan to eliminate the nobles and retain those real nobles with reason. After all, some nobles are still good, benefiting the village and doing a lot of good deeds.

"You did the right thing. We can't let a good person go, and we can't wrong a bad person." Long Han appreciated Lin Chuan's way of distinguishing.

What Long Han is most concerned about is the issue of Lin Chuan’s raiding of the nobles. After all, the treasury is now empty, and the last batch of huge amounts of money and food has bottomed out. If there is no replenishment, the dynasty will struggle again. Now Long Han also likes the raid .

Throughout the ages, there have been two solutions to the emptiness of the national treasury, one is to collect taxes from the people, or one is to target those wealthy people and search their homes. Now the Far Eastern Dynasty is full of dissatisfaction and uprisings, and the people are already struggling for life and death. Taxation will only bury The whole dynasty.

So Long Han chose the most direct and fastest way, which is to support Lin Chuan's house raid, not only to eliminate the nobles, solve the problem of land annexation, but also replenish the national treasury and solve the urgent need.

"Your Majesty, this time I brought back a full 15 billion gold coins. The granaries in the fifteen southern provinces have been controlled by us. As long as there is need, grain can be continuously shipped to the north."

"15 billion...15 billion..." Hahahaha, hahahaha. "Long Han was astonished, and then turned into ecstasy. For Long Han, the 15 billion gold coins were too much and too important. In fact, he was able to capture so many, and Lin Chuan was also very surprised. After all, he went too much. Aristocrats, many aristocrats have accumulated so much money for several generations, and they own it all at once.

Long Han couldn't recover from the ecstasy for a long time, but Lin Chuan started to talk about the marshal of the Southern Army again. Now the Southern Army is recruiting new soldiers. The most critical thing now is the question of the marshal.

According to the logic, Qin Lan managed the Southern Army in such a weak state that he could no longer serve as the Marshal of the Southern Army anyway, but Lin Chuan had other considerations and hoped that she would continue to serve as the Marshal of the Southern Army.

After Lin Chuan's investigation, Qin Lan is still relatively capable. The reason why the Southern Army has become weak and weak to fight. Although Qin Lan is responsible, in general, she has been constrained too much, and she can't let go of her hands and feet to change the Southern Army. military.

Faced with Lin Chuan's request to Qin Lan to continue serving as the Marshal of the Southern Army, Long Han agreed without hesitation because of the 15 billion gold coins and his trust in Lin Chuan.

"Qin Lan was born into a family of generals. Since she was a child, she has outstanding martial arts and strategies. It is no wonder that she is involved in the Southern Army. Let her continue to be the Marshal of the Southern Army. Brother, please tell her. I hope she will not let me down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Hey, do you see that you are born again?" Long Han was delighted at Lin Chuan's report: "It's getting late, let's chat while eating. You have done so many things for me and made so many promises. Credit, if you want any reward, just say it..."

Lin Chuan looked at the sky, but he didn't expect that the short job report would last a whole day. He couldn't help but shook his head and smiled wryly. Lin Chuan really didn't think about the reward that Long Han said. After all, he is now a powerful minister. , that would be a great achievement.

(End of this chapter)