Lin Yi's words successfully attracted Shangguan Hongyuan's eyes to him. He looked Lin Yi up and down. Shangguan Hongyuan did not rebuke him, but asked: "How is Mr. Lin doing lately?"
Although he didn't know why Shangguan Hongyuan suddenly mentioned his father, Lin Yi did not hesitate and immediately said with his hand, "Thank you, Sir, for your concern. Although my father is ill, he is in pretty good condition these days..." ········”
Shangguan Hongyuan nodded when he heard this, and then said: "The position Mr. Lin arranged for you is the Minister of Rites, not the Minister of Hubu?"
Although Shangguan Hongyuan's tone was gentle, as if he was chatting with you, Lin Yi's face suddenly turned red when he heard this.
As the only son of the former chief minister Lin Shize and the eldest son of the Lin family, Lin Yi has been at the center of power on the Great Zhou stage since his birth. In order not to disappoint his father and family, he has always been strict with himself and followed his father's instructions. Set a path for him and follow it step by step.
At the age of forty, he became the Minister of Rites, one of the six departments, and entered the cabinet, the historical center of power in the Great Zhou Dynasty. He became the youngest cabinet member in the three hundred years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Although he has an extremely dazzling aura and is even regarded by countless people as the perfect candidate to be the first assistant of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future, Lin Yi has always had a deep thorn in his heart.
This thorn is that his position as Minister of Rites, the cabinet position for which he is honored, was not obtained by his ability!
Instead, he relied on the exchange of interests between his father, Lin Shize, and Shangguan Hongyuan. His father retired and gave up his position as chief assistant to Shangguan Hongyuan, in exchange for Shangguan Hongyuan's power in the court. After public discussion, he was promoted to the cabinet.
Facing Shangguan Hongyuan's heart-breaking words, Lin Yi took a deep breath, barely suppressed the shame in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, the chief minister, is in a low position and dare not forget about the country. The army was sent out to waste money and food, and millions of Neither the imperial court nor the world can withstand such a torment!"
Seeing that Lin Yi, a somewhat sensitive son who had always lived in the shadow of his old rival, Lin Shize, could be so forbearing, Shangguan Hongyuan couldn't help but think of his incompetent son, and he couldn't help but sigh. ··········
"Master Lin is wrong. Although I wanted to punish the Luobei people, I never thought about sending out the army. I am the chief assistant of Zhou Dynasty, the head of hundreds of officials, and the situation in the court, as the head of the family, is naturally worse than Everyone knows it!"
"It was precisely because I could not dispatch a large army that I decided to organize and train the Zhenwu Army in Liaoyang. After a year and a half, the Zhenwu Army will be trained, and the war between the Luobei and the Kipchak Khanate will probably be over. By that time Now is the time to Zhenwu Army and support war with war!" Now that everyone has seen the plan, Shangguan Hongyuan bluntly stated that it was his idea to organize and train Zhenwu Army.
As Shangguan Hongyuan finished speaking, everyone in the meeting room suddenly realized that Shangguan Hongyuan had such an idea!
Seeing Shangguan Hongyuan, who had made up his mind and refused to listen to anyone's advice, Zhao Yuanan's eyes flashed with helplessness. Although Shangguan Hongyuan's words were very nice, and meant to teach the Luobi people a lesson, but his truth The purpose is probably to prepare in advance for the overturn of the mountains and rivers in the future, right?
Although he thought so in his heart, of course he couldn't say it like that. After pondering for a while, Zhao Yuanan said again in a different way: "The idea of Lord Chief Assistant is naturally excellent, but the Governor of Liaoyang, Song Wenhui Song My lord, I have always been confident that I can solve the border war, but I am afraid that I cannot understand the painstaking efforts you have put in, Sir Chief Assistant..."
"Does it matter whether he, Song Laizi, ignores me? When I need to do something, does he make irresponsible remarks? It would be great if he cooperates honestly. If not, I don't mind. I will treat his old bones from now on. Liaoyang received Luoan and asked him to take care of himself!" Shangguan Hongyuan said domineeringly:
Zhao Yuanan wanted to say something else, but before he could speak, Shangguan Hongyuan waved his hand and concluded: "This matter is settled. The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War will handle it properly. Is there anything else you need to discuss?"
After Shangguan Hongyuan's voice fell, Lin Yi and Yang Chunchen's eyes were focused on Zhao Yuanan. If there is anyone in the court today who can speak out to dissuade Shangguan Hongyuan, the chief assistant, when he has already decided, then Undoubtedly, there is only the one in front of me, Duke Cheng Guo, who represents the power of nobility!
Feeling the gazes of Lin Yi and Yang Chunchen, two of his allies, Zhao Yuanan's face showed a slightly solemn look. He frowned slightly and seemed a little tangled, but in the end he said nothing. ··········
Lin Yi and Yang Chunchen were undoubtedly very disappointed with Zhao Yuanan's wise self-protection, but they were unable to say anything due to their insufficient status.
Seeing this, a faint smile finally appeared on Shangguan Hongyuan's face and he said:
"Since all of you, gentlemen, have nothing else to do, let's leave it at that for today. Go back and perform your duties!"
After saying that, he stood up from his seat, turned around and walked out of the meeting room.
After Shangguan Hongyuan, Xu Bingyang, Minister of the Ministry of War, also left immediately. Only the somewhat lonely Zhao Yuanan, Yang Chunchen, and Lin Yi were left in the room.
The three of them were silent for a while. Yang Chunchen and Lin Yi looked at each other, then stood up together, saluted Zhao Yuanan and then left together.
Looking at the two people leaving together, Zhao Yuanan sighed helplessly. He naturally understood the dissatisfaction of his two allies, but he also had his own difficulties...
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After sitting back to the Lin Mansion, Lin Yi changed out of his court clothes and hurried towards the back garden of the mansion without even having time to eat.
As one of the largest aristocratic families in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Lin family is not in Luoan, but far away in the south of the Yangtze River. However, the Lin Mansion, located in the Dongcheng District of the capital where every inch of land is precious, is also very luxurious, not only does it occupy a large area It covers an area of more than ten acres and has built dozens of houses. The decorations are luxurious and elegant, and they are antique.
Among them, the back garden of the mansion is the most exquisite. The pond in the garden is rippling with clear water, and the small rockery in the center is full of life. Dozens of red or black fish are swimming carefree around the rockery.
