Beijing, Lin Mansion,
Lin Chunqiu was dressed in coarse linen clothes, holding a brand new hatchet in his hand, and swung it towards the green bamboo with all his strength.
With a click, the bamboo pole broke, and another green bamboo fell down.
At this moment, the housekeeper's urgent voice came from outside the bamboo garden.
"Master, something happened over there in Luozhou!"
"The spies over there sent a tip-off, saying that there was a riot by the victims in the closed city."
"What did you say!?"
Lin Chunqiu turned around suddenly, regardless of the dirt on his hands, and immediately stepped forward to take the secret report and check it.
After a moment, he suddenly threw the hatchet in his hand with a gloomy expression.
"Trash, more success than failure!"
"I shouldn't have let this traitor take the path of a martial artist in the first place."
"Vulgar warrior, extremely vulgar!"
He roared angrily, ignored the trembling housekeeper beside him, turned around and stepped into the bamboo house, closing the door with a bang.
After about a stick of incense,
Lin Chunqiu walked out of the bamboo house again carrying a rusty hatchet.
He threw out a tips bag and said coldly:
"Send this kit to that traitor. If he dares to act rashly again, I will disown my son!"
Upon hearing this, the butler immediately nodded and bowed.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke to persuade:
"Master, please don't get angry. I think the young master must also be thinking about the Lin family. After all..."
"Shut up, you idiot!"
Lin Chunqiu cursed, picked up the rusty hatchet, turned around and walked towards the bamboo house.
"With an old man in charge of the Lin family, will they be short of more than 100,000 shi of food?"
"That's all, don't mention this again. I'm tired today, so I won't cut down the bamboo."
"By the way, you go arrange some servants to transplant some green bamboos into this bamboo garden. Let's move twenty trees for now!"
As soon as these words came out, Lin Mansion's housekeeper's expression suddenly changed.
His legs were shaking, and he was even more frightened than before.
Since Lin Mansion built the bamboo garden, this is the second time that new bamboos have been transplanted.
The housekeeper clearly remembered that the last time the green bamboo was transplanted was many years ago. At that time, he was just a handyman leader.
His memory of that year was already blurry.
I only remember that the prince and princess were assassinated that year, which shocked both the court and outside.
The eldest princess was ill-fated and was stabbed through the heart by the murderer. However, the prince was protected by the late emperor and survived.
Could it be that something big happened in Luozhou?
The housekeeper was shocked, and even the pace of his feet became much faster.
…
The study room of Shangqing Palace,
The atmosphere was particularly depressing at the moment.
Yang Dong frowned and pondered for a long time before considering:
"Actually, Your Majesty, I have a question that I haven't figured out yet."
When the empress heard this, a trace of doubt appeared on her angry cheeks.
"You have any questions? Just ask."
Yang Dong didn't talk nonsense and said directly:
"Don't you think, Your Majesty, that Lin Luo's behavior is too ridiculous and unruly?"
As soon as she said these words, the empress seemed to have thought of something, and a trace of thought appeared on her gloomy cheeks.
When Yang Dong saw this, he immediately struck while the iron was hot:
"Lin Chunqiu is an old dog who knows how to make plans. If you say that he has no plans in Luozhou, I definitely don't believe it."
"But if Lin Luo behaves like this according to Lin Laogou's methods, wouldn't it be too superficial?"
"Does the Lin family lack this little food and grass?"
A trace of thought appeared in the empress' eyebrows.
"Xiao Dongzi, continue."
"Your Majesty, I think that the riots caused by the people affected by the city's lockdown may be Lin Luo's intentional act."
"This person not only wants to take credit for disaster relief, but he even wants to pacify the rebels for Your Majesty."
"So, this Lin Luo is my loyal minister!"
The empress sneered, her eyes filled with intense murderous intent.
"Forget it, now is not the time to kill him, so I will spare his life for the time being."
"Your Majesty is generous!"
Yang Dong immediately flattered her and glanced at the empress's chest secretly.
How about giving Ji Ziyue a nickname called Yourong from now on?
She deserves this name!
Yang Dong coughed lightly and calmed down those messy thoughts.
"Your Majesty, although it is not the time to touch Lin Luo at this moment, disaster relief is a matter of concern to all people, and he must not be allowed to mess around."
"I have an idea. How about we take advantage of this opportunity and send another dispatcher to Luozhou?"
"The dispatcher is not only responsible for rebuilding Luozhou, but also for distributing food and grass. In this way, even if Lin Luo has a large number of troops, he can still only be used to suppress bandits. If he is still stubborn, Your Majesty will take the opportunity to get rid of him."
When the empress heard this, a gleam flashed in her eyes.
"Xiao Dongzi, you are very good. You are getting better and better at sharing my worries."
"I see your words and deeds. I will never ignore your contribution."
"But... this dispatcher is not easy to choose."
The empress frowned slightly, and the ministers in the court quickly appeared in her mind one by one, and then eliminated them one by one for various reasons.
Yang Dong was not impatient and waited quietly for the empress to think.
After about half a stick of incense, the empress sighed softly, and a hint of deep helplessness appeared on her majestic cheeks.
"Hey! It's difficult!"
"I clearly have hundreds of civil and military officials at my disposal, but there is no one available."
"The position of the dispatcher is related to the lives and property of the victims of the Luozhou disaster, so we must be cautious."
"Xiao Dongzi, do you have any recommendations?"
Yang Dong pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and shook his head.
When the empress saw this, she frowned slightly and looked unhappy.
"You are nodding and shaking your head at the same time. What do you mean?"
"Well……"
Yang Dong raised his hand and scratched the back of his head, with a look of hesitation on his face.
"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I heard that there is an official in the Ministry of Rites who is incompatible with Lin Chunqiu."
"I can't guarantee how capable he is and how loyal he is to His Majesty."
When the empress heard this, she immediately became interested.
"Is there such a person in the court? Why have I never heard of it?"
"Xiao Dongzi, how do you know this person?"
She said, looking at Yang Dong with a half-smile.
Yang Dong felt the smiling gaze, but his heart sank.
No, Yourong is doubting me!
Can you have some conscience? You are obviously the one who asked me about this matter!
He complained in his heart, but felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet.
Sure enough, creatures like emperors have gone beyond the scope of ordinary humans.
I must pay more attention to myself in the future. Don't accidentally touch Ji Ziyue's reverse scales.
Otherwise, he might be kicked into a well one night.
Yang Dong felt a chill down his spine, but on the surface he bowed his head and was extremely respectful.
"To be honest, the person I am referring to is Yao Qi, the eldest brother of Yao Rui, the eunuch general of the West Factory."
"After the massacre at Yanyang Pass, the Yao family was implicated, and both the second son and the youngest daughter entered the palace. However, their eldest brother Yao Qi, because of his outstanding talents, was protected by the then chief minister and escaped the disaster. "
"But even so, after Lin Chunqiu was promoted to Chief Assistant, he immediately transferred Yao Qi to the Ministry of Rites as a casual post, and he has been away from power and loyalty ever since."
The empress pondered for a moment, nodded slightly and said:
"In that case, I can meet you."
"Here comes Yao Qi, the doctor of the Ministry of Advocates."
