Wei Zhongxian got on the sedan and hurried to Lin Ping'an's courtyard. Although he was also curious about the hot air balloon, no matter how curious he was, he couldn't compare to Sun Chengzong's anxiety. Wei Zhongxian still knew clearly what was more important than the other. .
But he didn't know that Lin Ping'an's courtyard was already overcrowded at this moment.
Liu Chengzhi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, came, Su Liangyong, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and a group of people from the Donglin Party headed by Yang Lian also came.
Lin Ping'an looked at the people in the room blankly, looking a little stupid.
"Good boy, you are really pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger!"
Liu Chengzhi snorted in his heart. He was bleeding heavily this time. The hot air balloon cost thousands of sheepskins, and they were made of sheepskins through a special process. The cost of the sheepskins alone was more than 10,000, and more Not to mention there are still so many people sewing day and night.
So he has to come, he can't do his best and still not show his face, right?
Besides, his daughter fell in love with Lin Ping'an at first sight. This incident made him feel anxious. If he didn't come to see this kid in person, he would really feel uneasy.
Su Liangyong also looked at Lin Ping'an curiously. Although he had heard of this person's name a long time ago, this was the first time he saw a real person face to face.
Seeing Lin Pingan's confused look, as if he didn't know anything, the corners of Su Liangyong's mouth twitched.
An ordinary hanging basket is nothing, but Lin Ping'an's hanging basket is too big and made of oil-soaked rattan. His back garden was bustling for ten days, and he worked all night long. Then the bamboo basket was completed.
So he had to come. Su Meier's intention was so obvious. As a father, he had every reason to come and see what this boy was like.
So the two of them looked Lin Pingan up and down, making Lin Pingan's heart tremble.
When the servants came to report earlier, he was surprised. Wasn't it just sewing a balloon or weaving a bamboo basket? Why did you recruit the fathers of those two girls?
At this moment, looking at the two people looking at him up and down, he finally couldn't keep calm anymore, looked at the two people and asked weakly:
"Both uncles, are you also interested in the hot air balloon?"
Liu Chengzhi and Su Liangyong looked at each other and said to themselves that I am interested in you. At the same time, they also murmured secretly in their hearts:
"Isn't it because my daughter has unrequited love?"
Such an idea came to both of them at the same time. Looking at Lin Pingan's appearance, the more they thought about it, the more they felt it was possible.
As a result, the two of them suddenly lost their composure, but at this moment, apart from them and Yang Lian and others, there was no way they could ask about this kind of thing, so they could only nod.
So that's it... Lin Pingan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"In a few days, I will personally demonstrate the balloon's ascension to the sky. Then the two uncles may wish to come and take a look. If it can succeed, I have to thank the two uncles for their support."
Lin Ping'an bowed deeply to the two of them and expressed his sincere gratitude, but in the ears of Liu Chengzhi and Su Liangyong, they always felt that this was not the case.
Lin Ping'an finished his salute and then turned to look at Yang Lian and others.
At the court meeting that day, Yang Lian and others made a fuss about the impeachment of Lin Pingan. Lin Pingan naturally knew it, so he was very confused at the moment, wondering why this old gentleman was here again.
Seeing the confusion in Lin Pingan's eyes, Yang Lian laughed loudly. He stepped forward and patted Lin Pingan and said with a smile:
"I impeached you at the court meeting a few days ago. Dean Xiaolin won't mind, right?"
Lin Ping'an shook his head and said in confusion:
"I've never heard of it, but Mr. Yang, why do you want to impeach me?"
Yang Lian has been upright throughout his life, and sees things clearly in black and white, and he treats the situation rather than the person. At this moment, he couldn't help but say seriously:
"According to etiquette, you are not qualified to be Teacher Xin Wang."
Lin Pingan nodded and said strangely:
"Yes, but this matter is King Xin's own business. If he wants to call me teacher, I can't stop him. Even if he wants to be impeached, Mr. Yang, should you impeach King Xin?"
Yang Lian was choked and said again:
"You have an old relationship with Dorgon, so you shouldn't accept his gift!"
Lin Pingan nodded again and said in the same strange way:
"Dorgon wants to send gifts, and I can't stop him. If you want to impeach him, you should also impeach those who are responsible for guarding Kyoto. If they hadn't let Dorgon's people in, those people wouldn't be able to come with such arrogance. Come to my Bamboo Forest Academy!"
So Yang Lian was choked again and was speechless for a moment.
Seeing this scene, Liu Chengzhi and Zhu Liangyong couldn't help but feel secretly frightened.
"Oh my god, the emperor can still find one or two reasons to frustrate everyone. This guy is so good, he is a complete scapegoat!"
The two of them exclaimed in their hearts at the same time, suddenly realizing that even an old fritter like themselves couldn't be as thick-skinned as Lin Ping'an.
"Okay, now that His Majesty has spoken, this matter is over."
Yang Lian patted Lin Pingan again and said with a smile:
"I'm here to fulfill my promise that day and take time to come to Zhulin Academy to teach the students. I'm sure Dean Xiaolin won't reject me because of this, right?"
Lin Pingan said hurriedly:
"How is that possible? The students of Zhulin Academy have long been looking forward to your coming!"
Yang Lian nodded and continued:
"Secondly, I want to recommend you to enter the Hanlin Academy. What do you think?"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Chengzhi and Su Liangyong's expressions changed slightly, and their hearts became a little lifted.
Most of the Hanlin Academy were students of the Donglin Party. In Yang Lian's eyes, the Hanlin Academy was his one-third of an acre of land, and not even Wei Zhongxian could get involved.
Yang Lian's words were obviously to attract people to join the gang. Liu Chengzhi and Su Liangyong both stared at Lin Pingan nervously, fearing that the child was not familiar with the world, so they casually agreed. If that was the case, then in the eyes of others, , Lin Pingan will naturally be classified as a member of the Donglin Party, which is not a good thing.
These two people are both veterans of the court. They are usually impartial and extremely polite to Wei Zhongxian's party and Donglin party members. Naturally, it would be dangerous to join the party struggle.
If it weren't for their daughter, these two people would definitely sit on the sidelines, but at this moment they had to think about Lin Ping'an.
Lin Ping'an was also a little frightened. He could naturally understand the meaning of Yang Lian's words. He was thinking about how to refuse when he heard a servant's voice coming from outside the house:
"Nine thousand years have arrived!"
Following this voice, Wei Zhongxian walked in.
Wei Zhongxian probably didn't expect that there would be so many people in the room. There was a hint of surprise on his face, but he returned to normal immediately.
I saw him striding up to Lin Pingan, and said directly to Lin Pingan:
"Old Sun Tou wants money again, a total of five hundred thousand taels. The household department only has two hundred thousand taels. We can probably make up one hundred thousand taels by scraping together things. You can figure out a way for the rest."
When saying this, Wei Zhongxian did not want to avoid everyone, because everyone knew what happened in Liaodong.
Indeed, everyone present knew about this matter, especially Su Liangyong, who, as the Minister of Household Affairs, was personally handling this matter.
It's just that everyone is a little curious, why would you come and tell a child this kind of thing? Is it possible that Lin Pingan can solve this huge problem?
Lin Ping'an didn't expect that Wei Zhongxian was looking for him for such a thing. He was silent for a long time and ordered someone to call Sylvia Lin.
"Yunshu, how much money do we have left?"
Hearing Lin Ping'an's words, Sylvia Lin was obviously a little surprised. She looked at everyone in the room, lowered her head and thought for a moment, and then said:
"Excluding inventory, there should be 120,000 taels of silver in cash."
Lin Ping'an nodded, "Then take one hundred thousand taels and give it to Mr. Su."
After saying this, he raised his hands to Su Liangyong and said:
"Lin Ping'an's abilities are limited and he can only contribute this little to the court."
Everyone did not expect this result, and they were a little stunned for a while. First, they did not expect Lin Pingan to be so rich, and secondly, they did not expect Lin Pingan to be so generous. They couldn't help but feel a deep admiration in their hearts.
"But even so, there is still a shortfall of two hundred thousand taels!"
Wei Zhongxian rubbed his hands and shouted anxiously.
At this moment, his affection for Lin Ping'an increased a little bit more. He felt that this little brother was very chivalrous and was very similar to himself.
Liu Chengzhi and Su Liangyong looked at each other and felt that Wei Zhongxian was a little pushy.
Lin Ping'an gave away all his family wealth, but this guy is still not satisfied. It's really too much.
Yang Lian's heart was filled with ups and downs at this moment. He didn't expect that Wei Zhongxian and Lin Ping'an would donate generously for Daming. This really made him feel a little ashamed.
"Master Su, I would like to donate ten thousand taels."
He said to Su Liangyong that this was the maximum amount he could give.
Wei Zhongxian glanced at Yang Lian, couldn't help but snorted, and uttered two words in his heart: "Poor guy!"
Following Yang Lian's statement, the people behind him also expressed their willingness to donate. In this way, they collected another 60,000 taels of silver.
"But there is still a gap of 140,000 taels of silver!"
Lin Pingan sighed and turned his attention to Liu Chengzhi and Su Liangyong.
The two of them suddenly trembled and shouted in their hearts that something was wrong. They wanted to slap themselves, and at the same time they shouted in their hearts:
"I'm really confused. Why did I end up here today by accident?"
