Chapter 1,454
"Stop shouting. I guess Master Lin has also gone to Pingzhen to help Mr. An. Cao Qiang is worried that we are spies and come to inquire about Master Lin's whereabouts, so he avoids us!"
Ling Yu thought that An Zhe had said before that Master Lin was Cao Qiang's backbone. Li Kai said that he was very powerful. The leader who defeated General Yang should be Master Lin.
Cao Qiang was worried that he would be attacked if it was revealed that Master Lin was not in Xingyang, so he avoided seeing him.
Seeing that Xingyang was so heavily guarded, it was impossible for Ling Wan to go in, so he had to go to Pingzhen to meet An Zhe first, and then look for Ling Wan.
Ling Yu took Tao Zi and his party to Pingzhen.
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At this time, Concubine Shao and Zhao Hui knew that Ling Yu had left the palace.
Under Xiao Lintian's iron fist and supervision, the Imperial Capital Land Law was promulgated at an extremely fast speed.
Officials from Zhao Hui's party could not withstand Xiao Lintian's pressure. Some of them, like Mr. Li, were afraid of being punished, so they obediently handed over the land.
Some officials were still waiting and watching, but when they saw that Zhao Hui and King Kang had handed over their land, they had no choice but to compromise.
Zhao Hui had his teeth knocked out and blood swallowed before handing over the land.
According to the law of the Supreme Emperor, those who neglect a hundred acres of fertile land for more than three years will be demoted to three levels of official rank.
Zhao Hui finally climbed to the position of prime minister, so how could he be willing to be demoted to the third level?
Keeping the green hills, you don’t have to worry about running out of firewood!
He comforted himself that as long as he kept his official position, he would definitely be able to dethrone Xiao Lintian from the throne.
The same goes for King Kang. Although he has no official position, if he doesn't hand over the barren fertile land, Xiao Lintian can also punish him. In serious cases, he can also deprive him of his title.
Zhao Hui and King Kang both compromised, but other officials could not bear it.
What's more, Xiao Lintian took the lead and donated all the fertile land he owned. They also received subsidies from the court, and they didn't dare to occupy the fertile land without returning it.
The back taxes paid amounted to millions of taels of silver, which was not much, but Xiao Lintian was satisfied if he could successfully launch his reform plan.
Zhao Hui was depressed for two days and hated the trap Xiao Lintian had dug for him.
He reflected on himself and felt that he had underestimated the enemy this time, which was why Xiao Lintian took advantage of him.
What made Zhao Hui even more alert was Ling Yu's presence.
Concubine Shao didn't know where she heard that the reform of land law was Ling Yu's suggestion to Xiao Lintian.
After learning that Ling Yu had left the palace, the sensitive Mrs. Shao immediately guessed where Ling Yu was going.
She wrote a secret letter in her own hand and had it sent to Zhao Hui.
Zhao Hui looked at it and fell into deep thought.
The resourcefulness of this woman, Ling Yu, far exceeds that of ordinary counselors. With her advising beside Xiao Lintian, it will be difficult for them to get anything good!
Why not take advantage of Ling Yu's absence and get rid of Ling Yu completely!
Zhao Hui immediately arranged for assassins to go to Zhengzhou to assassinate Ling Yu.
Concubine Shao had suffered countless losses from Ling Yu, and she was determined to get rid of Ling Yu this time. She was worried that Zhao Hui's people were no match for Ling Yu, so she sent people to find Master Ge Tianshi, telling him that he must do it this time. Kill Ling Yu.
Ling Yu was unaware of these potential dangers and rushed to Guangwu overnight.
After running around for days, Ling Yu couldn't get any rest at all, and everyone in the group was so tired that their backs ached.
It wasn't until dawn when we arrived outside Pingzhi City that we saw Anzhe's team stationed outside the city.
But before Ling Yu and his party could rush over, they were surrounded by a group of soldiers holding crossbows...
