Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 508 The Emperor's Heart

In the attic of Yuhua Terrace in the imperial city, Long Han's pear-blossom table was piled up with a thick pile of memorials presented by various places. With a stroke of ink, Long Han read carefully and then gave detailed replies.

Compared with some idle emperors in the history of the dynasty, Long Han was also considered diligent. After all, Long Han wanted to rejuvenate the dynasty and become a generation of Mingjun.

But the local officials were really worried. The food allocated for disaster relief had been deducted layer by layer before it was distributed to the victims. The local officials sent people to urge Long Han to learn about it.

Whenever Long Han saw such a memorial, he couldn't help but drop his pen, but he resisted it.

"Send this note to the Supervision Office, tell Lin Chuan, and let me investigate thoroughly." The emperor threw the note to his servant Liu Xi and ordered.

Liu Xi took the paper firmly, but his face was troubled: "Your Majesty, Mr. Lin has resigned from the position of chief inspector today."

"Oh—look at my memory." Long Han raised his head from the pile of memorials, patted his head and smiled, "I'm really dizzy from work."

The emperor ordered: "Then leave it to Liu Zichen, the new chief executive, and let him handle this matter."

"Your Majesty." Liu Xi responded, turned around and walked out of the hall.

"Wait a moment."

As soon as Liu Xi took two steps, Long Han stopped him.

Liu Xi hastily retreated: "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

Long Han thought for a while and asked, "Is Lin Chuan not happy about resigning from the position of Chief Inspector?"

Long Han was actually worried. Lin Chuan was someone he trusted, and he was also the elder brother of the opposite sex whom he worshiped. However, as the emperor, thinking about things was no longer as simple as before, and he had to think about the royal family.

Lin Chuan is super capable, whether he is leading the army to fight or managing the Supervision Office, he is outstanding. He is Long Han's right-hand man.

But it is precisely because of Lin Chuan's ability that Long Han is afraid, and Lin Chuan and the daughter of Lan Yu, Marshal of the Central Army, are about to get married. By then, Lin Chuan's power will have become unimaginably huge.

It was precisely because of his fear of Lin Chuan that during the chat with Lin Chuan, he intentionally or unintentionally revealed that he wanted Lin Chuan not to be the Chief Inspector General, but he did not expect that Lin Chuan had a clear mind and understood Long Han's meaning .

He didn't have the slightest desire for power, and he voluntarily resigned from the position of chief inspector, which made Long Han feel a little sorry. After all, Lin Chuan made great contributions, but for the sake of the Long family dynasty, he still agreed to Lin Chuan's resignation.

Long Han was actually conflicted. He wanted to use Lin Chuan, but he was afraid that Lin Chuan would threaten his rule.

So after Lin Chuan left, he remembered to ask Lin Chuan for his reaction.

Liu Xi, the head servant, smiled slightly: "Master Lin is not unhappy. According to the report from the people we arranged in the Supervision Office, Master Lin is very happy."

"Oh? That's good, that's good." Long Han finally felt relieved. If there was a gap between Lin Chuan and him because of this incident, it wouldn't be beautiful if his loyalty declined.

"Then what did he do today?" Long Han continued to ask.

Liu Xi replied: "Master Lin went to the Supervisory Office in the morning to hand over the work to the new Chief Liu, and then held a banquet with a group of colleagues at the Zuixian Building on East Street. He must still be drinking now?"

After hearing about Lin Chuan's activities, Long Han was completely relieved. It seems that Lin Chuan really resigned, otherwise he would not hold a banquet as a farewell ceremony.

"Then how did the rest of the Supervision Office react?"

"The people in the Supervision Office are very reluctant to leave Master Lin. When Master Lin left the gate of the Supervision Office, many people cried into tears. It is Master Lin who understands the righteousness and told them to do things for His Majesty."

Liu Xi added: "The strange thing is that Director Liu did not go to the farewell banquet this time. Many officials from the Supervisory Office privately scolded Director Liu for being ungrateful."

Hearing this, Long Han finally had a gleam of joy on his face. As a result, there was a gap between Liu Zichen and Lin Chuan. Liu Zichen had to rely on himself for power in the future, and he was bound to be loyal to him.

"Report to Your Majesty, Director Liu of the Supervisory Office has a memorial." When Long Han was questioning Liu Xi, a young servant came in to report.

"Present." Long Han also wanted to know what Liu Zichen said in the memorial.

"Good, good." When Long Han finished reading Liu Zichen's memorial, he couldn't help clapping his legs and applauding.

In fact, Liu Zichen wrote the memorial to Emperor Long Han when he was the chief inspector, and it was also after careful consideration.

The content of the memorial is very simple. The first is to show loyalty and to disregard the relationship with Lin Chuan. The second is to request the revocation of the supervisory law enforcement power and other rights according to Lin Chuan's arrangement, and only retain the supervisory power.

Long Han was happy because Liu Zichen not only expressed his loyalty in words, but also in actions. From his request to revoke these rights, he knew that he definitely did not have Lin Chuan's courage, and he was afraid that he would not be able to suppress those noble officials.

"Go back and tell Liu Aiqing, how can the Supervision Office only maintain the supervision power, it must have law enforcement power." Long Han was very happy at the moment, thinking that he finally controlled the Supervision Office.

"However," Long Han thought for a while, then changed the topic: "The Supervisory Office retains some law enforcement powers. In the future, officials below the fourth rank and nobles below the earl can deal with them according to the law without reporting, and the rest will be reported to me and then act according to orders. "

"Liu Xi, just go and convey it by the way. Tell Liu Aiqing that I support the Supervision Office, so that he doesn't have to worry about other interference, and he can just go about his business with peace of mind."

Thinking of Liu Zichen's difficulty alone, Long Han ordered: "Liu Xi, you select a few capable people to go to the Supervision Office to assist Liu Aiqing. I'm worried that he won't be able to hold back the situation."

In the past, Lin Chuan was in charge of the Supervisory Office, but Lin Chuan was the former leader of the army, a ruthless figure who walked through the sea of ​​swords and blood, and anyone could restrain him.

Now that Liu Zichen is the chief inspector, he does not have the courage of Lin Chuan, and there is a gap between him and Lin Chuan. Many people in the supervisory office will not listen to his orders, so they are going to send someone to help Liu Zichen.

In fact, these actions of Long Han had been expected by Lin Chuan, and he had already made arrangements. Even the estrangement between Liu Zichen and him was an illusion, just for Liu Zichen to gain Long Han's trust.

Although Lin Chuan supported Long Han to work together to make the Far Eastern Dynasty prosperous and rejuvenate the Far Eastern Dynasty, Lin Chuan was not foolishly loyal.

Long Han's father, Long Yuan, once slaughtered their Lin family, which was a lesson of blood. Although Long Yuan died in the final reconciliation, Long Han also rehabilitated the Lin family and named many generals, but such a historical tragedy Chuan will not let him repeat.

The reason why Lin Chuan arranged Liu Zichen's pawn was not to cause Long Han's rebellion, but a way to prepare for a rainy day. After all, the emperor is ruthless, and he may turn his face at any time, and he will not be tempted to kill at that time. , always alive.

(End of this chapter)