Lin Mansion, Bamboo Garden.
Lin Chunqiu was dressed as an old farm slave, holding a sickle in his hand and concentrating on cutting bamboo.
This originally lush bamboo forest has now been cut down by half by his own hands.
Everyone in the Lin family knew that the head of the family had the habit of cutting bamboo with his own hands. This bamboo garden is where Lin Chunqiu cuts bamboo.
Ten years ago, Lin Chunqiu specially opened up a piece of land in the mansion and planted the entire bamboo garden with his own hands.
Every plant and tree in the bamboo garden, every railing and every bamboo chair was made by him himself.
Except for his eldest son Lin Luo, he did not allow anyone to touch these green bamboos, otherwise the family would deal with them.
There was once a servant of the Lin Mansion who was ordered to be beaten to death with sticks because he swept a few extra bamboo leaves while sweeping the floor. Since then, this bamboo garden has become a taboo in the minds of everyone in the Lin family.
No matter how busy Lin Chunqiu was with government affairs, he would still come to the Zhuyuan to take a rest every day. He cuts bamboo every day, sometimes cutting down one tree, sometimes cutting down a small piece.
Over time, less than half of the bamboo forest was cut down.
Everyone in the Lin family knew that their head liked bamboo gardens and loved to cut bamboo.
But they didn't know why Lin Chunqiu liked to cut bamboo.
At this time, Lin Luo was dressed in military uniform, with the golden dragon head on his chest, so majestic.
He stood outside the bamboo house, looking at his father dressed as an old farmer, his eyes also full of doubts.
"Father, please take a rest!"
"You have been cutting down this bamboo forest for ten years. Aren't you tired?"
"If you don't like it, just let the servants cut it down. Why do you do it yourself?"
Lin Chunqiu looked calm, put down the brand new hatchet in his hand, turned around and walked towards the bamboo table.
He poured himself a cup of tea, glanced at Lin Luo, and poured him another cup.
After drinking tea, he slowly said:
"Luo'er, you don't understand. There are some things that you have to take action for your father."
"For example, this bamboo garden can only be cut down by my father. Of course, if you can really grow up one day, my father will be happy to buy you a hatchet."
Lin Luo was confused. Every time he was in the bamboo garden, his father would say some strange things.
He pondered for a moment and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Lin Chunqiu raising his hand.
"Okay, let's get down to business. What are your plans for going to Luozhou this time?"
When he heard the mention of business, Lin Luo's expression immediately became serious.
"Father, I think this flood in Luozhou is actually the opportunity we have been waiting for."
"This old guy Han Zheng has always been against you in the court."
"Now that he is trapped in Luozhou, how can the child let him go?"
Lin Chunqiu nodded slightly, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. But he immediately shook his head slowly and said:
"Luo'er, you have made a decision, and I am very happy to be a father. But please remember, there is a fine line in being a human being."
"If Han Zheng is willing to give in, you can put a chain on him and give him a way to survive. This person is still of some use to us."
"Of course, if this old man insists on having his own way, I don't need my father to teach you what to do, right?"
Lin Luo looked stern and immediately lowered his head and said yes.
Lin Chunqiu poured another cup of tea and said slowly:
"Han Zheng has always cherished feathers. It would be difficult for you to find evidence against him. "
"However, this flood in Luozhou is a good opportunity to convict him."
"Luo'er, please listen carefully. Don't let any third party hear about my father's arrangements for today."
Lin Luo immediately beamed with joy and moved next to Lin Chunqiu.
He is a rough martial artist at heart, and has never had any talent for conspiracy and conspiracy.
Although he knew that Han was his enemy, he had no idea how to punish him.
He originally planned to create chaos in Luozhou and take the opportunity to kill Han Zheng. But since my father had already planned it, there was no need to go to such trouble.
"Father, please speak, my child is listening."
Lin Chunqiu glanced at Lin Luo lightly, knowing that a son is like a father. Lin Chunqiu had already seen through his little thoughts.
My son is very smart and ruthless. But in terms of strategy, it is indeed slightly inferior.
After returning from Luozhou this time, he should find some decent advisers for him.
"When you go to Luozhou on this trip, your first responsibility is to appease the people and distribute food for disaster relief."
"Your Majesty has 300,000 stones of food and grass in his hands, and he should go south with you."
Lin Luo frowned slightly, he had heard about what happened recently. After pondering for a moment, he asked tentatively:
"Father wants me to find an opportunity to burn this batch of food and grass? Then I will ask Your Majesty for food, so..."
"Luo'er, use your brain before doing anything. Fighting and killing are the actions of vulgar warriors. You can't do that!"
Lin Chunqiu sighed softly and decided to advance the arrangement of counselors.
"Since Your Majesty has entrusted the food and grass to you, you can take good care of it. If there is a problem with the food and grass, how can you, the chief officer, escape responsibility?"
Lin Luo's expression changed slightly, and a trace of doubt appeared on his face.
"But these grains will affect many of your arrangements..."
"So there can be no problem with this food and grass!"
Lin Chunqiu drank another cup of tea and said calmly:
"You are the chief officer of this trip. Who the food and grass are distributed to is just a matter of your words."
"My father will secretly send some merchants to go with you to Luozhou. When the time comes, you will distribute the grain to those who are not short of food, and those merchants will purchase it at a higher price, raising the price of grain."
"In this case, a mere three hundred thousand stones of food and grass is nothing but a joke!"
As soon as these words came out, Lin Luo's expression suddenly changed.
Although he is not good at strategy, he is not lacking in IQ.
If this is done, not only will the victims of the disaster in Luozhou not receive relief, but they will become even more short of food due to rising food prices.
At that time, even if it happens that the child is exchanged for food, and the tragic situation of starving to death thousands of miles away is not impossible!
"Father, if I do this, I'm afraid many victims will die. Besides, if His Majesty knows about this, I'm afraid..."
"Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters, so why should you care about those ants."
Lin Chunqiu said calmly, stood up and put the hatchet back into the bamboo house.
"Besides, you are only responsible for disaster relief and just distribute the food in hand. If something happens to Luozhou, it will be Han Zheng's responsibility."
"Go ahead and make preparations when you return home. His Majesty's decree should arrive in the next two days."
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Shangqing Palace,
Yang Dong frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.
The empress did not rush him, her majestic gaze stayed on him, appearing very patient.
After making an appointment for tea, Qingniao was the first to lose his patience and said:
"Yang Dong, are you okay?"
"Don't you think you have a talent for managing the world, but you can't solve this problem?"
Yang Dong glanced at Qingniao and scanned her body.
Forget about the airport, my temper is still so bad!
You manly woman, be careful not to get married.
But on the surface, he looked serious and said slowly:
"It's not difficult to solve this matter. What's difficult is the word balance."
"Your Majesty, as an emperor, can take Lei Qiang's head with an imperial edict."
"But if the Huwei Army loses its deputy commander, it may not be a good thing."
"If my guess is correct, a certain deputy commander of the Longwu Army should also be one of His Majesty's, right?"
