After the tenth month, March twenty-seventh.

There are only three days left before Emperor Daxing's funeral in Jingling.

Daming Palace, inside Yangxin Hall.

Emperor Long'an's face was solemn, his eyes were solemn, and there was a look of disdain. He looked at Lin Ruhai who was sitting in the palace and said: "Did you see it? I want to protect Zhao Dongshan to the death!"

Lin Ruhai's face was not relaxed, and he said slowly: "Zhao Dongshan is the sister-in-law of Jing Xiang, and has always been regarded as one. Maybe some people think that if Zhao Dongshan falls, Jing Xiang will not be saved. If Jing Xiang is not saved, Many people are even more precarious. Your Majesty, I think that at this point, Prime Minister Jing’s original intention is not necessarily to protect Zhao Dongshan with death. Prime Minister Jing is the most shrewd person in the world. He must understand that the more he protects Zhao Dongshan with death, the deeper the troubles will be. .Jing Chaoyun would not fail to understand this truth.

It's a pity that at this juncture, he may not be able to suppress the people below. And once he reveals his intention to abandon Zhao Dongshan, the situation will inevitably collapse even more. Of course, in this regard, Prime Minister Jing is indeed inferior to Duke Zhao."

When Emperor Long'an heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "I know that these situations cannot be hidden from Lin Aiqing. No wonder, someone gave you a nickname, called Lao Shizi Sick Fox, hahaha!"

Lin Ruhai smiled helplessly, but then shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, that side is stronger after all. Song Zhou's defeat has been revealed."

Emperor Long'an said in a deep voice: "This is why I recruited you into the palace today!"

Lin Ruhai was shocked when he heard the words. He sat up slightly and looked at Emperor Long'an and said, "Your Majesty, do you need me to die? Although my words are soft, I am not afraid of my fate and will fight hard with the opponent."

The reason why Song Zhou's faction was defeated was not only because Jing Chaoyun's faction had a large number of people, but the more important reason was that Song Zhou's faction itself was not strong enough.

To put it bluntly, it's all a piece of shit.

If you are not upright yourself, how can you be the great master of Qingtian?

But Lin Ruhai is different, there are almost no flaws in him!

If he ends up, he will definitely have huge destructive power on Jing Chaoyun's troops!

but……

Emperor Long'an sneered and said: "How can you kill a chicken with a sledgehammer? How can you deal with Zhao Dongshan, my chief humerus minister?"

These words made the corners of Dai Quan's eyes twitch violently, and his expression changed.

What is "Chief Humerus Minister"?

How could this be said casually?

Once these words spread to the outside world, Jing Chaoyun was afraid that he would immediately resign from his position as the foreman of the military aircraft. Then Jing Chaoyun would kill all the disciples and old officials he had accumulated over the past twenty years to Lin Ruhai.

There will be absolutely no mercy!

Lin Ruhai was obviously a little surprised when he heard this, but he did not make a fuss, but bowed and said: "Your Majesty, if I am in my prime years, even if I take the title of chief, what's the harm? It's just I have dedicated my life to death. I only have one daughter, and she is about to leave the cabinet. I have no worries at all, and I don’t need to worry about being resented by any enemy in the future. I am deeply favored by the emperor, how can I dare to protect myself privately? It’s a pity, I. This old and disabled person can do some trivial auxiliary tasks. He can lead military aircraft, be courteous to all officials, and assist the emperor in opening up the great cause of revolutionizing the world, but it is beyond his power. The death of the minister is a trivial matter, delaying the emperor's great cause. This is a crime that cannot be redeemed even by death!"

Lin Ruhai looked at what Emperor Long An said. The regret and self-blame in his eyes made Emperor Long An moved.

Emperor Long'an waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Aiqing, don't worry too much. I was indeed prepared to let Aiqing take the first phase directly after entering the military plane. Jing Chaoyun is a smart man, so he naturally knows what to do. In this way, before Han Qing comes back,

, Aiqing is the de facto chief minister. Love Qing’s body and bones... Well, that’s all, I’ll just wait for another half a year! Half a year later, Han Qing purged the official circles of Liangjiang and handed over the governorship to the right person. After returning to Beijing,

Aiqing will join him again to assist me! But Aiqing also knows that Han Qing's temperament will inevitably cause a bloody storm in the court after he comes back. Even I may not be able to persuade him. When the time comes,

Dear Sir, you must help me more and persuade him."

Hearing this, Lin Ruhai's heart froze.

What is imperial ambition?

The court was in chaos at the moment, but Emperor Long'an had already set his sights on half a year later.

Lin Ruhai was now convinced that what Emperor Long'an said just now was actually true, and the emperor actually had the intention of making him the chief military minister.

The purpose was naturally to suppress Han Bin and Han Banshan, who had strong and unyielding personalities despite their talents as prime ministers and ministers.

It's not that he couldn't trust him, but Emperor Long'an was worried that Han Bin's temper would lead to a killing spree that even he, the emperor, would be unable to control.

Although she thought it would not be the case, Lin Ruhai still agreed to accept Emperor Long'an...

The emperor should have considered the worst case scenario.

"As for Zhao Dongshan...hehe,"

Emperor Long'an sneered with disdain and said, "What does Ai Qing think of Zhang Ji, the Minister of Civil Affairs?"

The monarch and his ministers know each other well, and they know the elegant meaning after hearing the song. After hearing this, Lin Ruhai was surprised and said: "What does the emperor mean, let Zhang Ji come forward?"

Emperor Long'an nodded, without any nonsense, and said bluntly: "Ai Qing, go and tell Zhang Ji that it is his turn, the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to come forward and resolve the chaos. After the Supreme Emperor's funeral in Jingling Mausoleum, on the day of the first dynasty in the first month of April, I don't want to see him again."

I saw Zhao Dongshan. In addition, the severe drought in Gansu and Shandong has become a foregone conclusion. The governor of Pianhe Road went so far as to say that the situation in the water area is unclear this year, and there is a fear of floods. My dear, the court is short of money! Based on this, this

Zhao Dongshan cannot be allowed to escape even once!"

It was difficult for Lin Ruhai to accept this.

He also didn't expect that Emperor Long'an would be so honest with him...

But no matter how difficult it is for the court, you can't just live by stealing the property of your officials?

But even though Emperor Long'an was talking about this, he didn't say anything to show that he was in the same group, so all those years of serving as an official would have been in vain.

After Lin Ruhai thought for a while, he slowly said: "Zhao Jiadong's Shengbu Hao is one of the eight major cloth houses in the world, with a fortune of tens of millions. Of course, there is definitely not that much cash in cash, and it must be liquidated. But in the world, one can spend thousands at a time.

There are only a handful of wealthy businessmen with ten thousand taels of silver. Therefore, you might as well dismantle Dongsheng and sell it. The most valuable cloth numbers are the dyehouses and prescriptions, followed by the semi-colons of each province. The money sold can be bought locally.

Grain and rice are sent to Gansu and Shandong."

Emperor Long'an heard this and said with satisfaction: "It's good if Aiqing has this success, so as not to be caught off guard when the time comes and let the evil-minded person get all the benefits... By the way, what has Jia Qiang been doing recently? Since the last chapter

Someone told me that he was sweeping the streets in Dongcheng and working as a cart driver to haul dirty things. He was accused of disregarding the court's etiquette. I haven't heard from him for more than ten days. It's rare!"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "These days, he leaves early and comes home late. He doesn't go to Lian Chen's house very often. Every time he comes back, it's dirty and smelly."

Emperor Long'an naturally understood in his heart, but he was surprised on his face: "He has been cleaning the East City these days?"

Lin Ruhai nodded and said: "Although there are many wealthy families in Dongcheng, there are still many poor people's houses, which are dirty and smelly beyond description. Every year, more than a hundred people are killed or injured due to the epidemic? Jia Qiang received the emperor's favor and was the commander of the Military and Horse Division. She cannot do this.

I didn’t see you. So I personally took people to clean and scrub the dirty places in the East City, and sprinkled loess and lime to prevent epidemics. I had some free time, so I sat on the carriage and looked around the East City. It was indeed very different.

, very rare.”

Emperor Long'an said "Huh" and said: "It's strange that I accepted the news yesterday and impeached Jia Qiang with ulterior motives to win over the people. He also tried to train the troops to calm the people and train them into strong troops to attack tough situations, hiding evil intentions."

When Lin Ruhai heard this, his face looked slightly strange...

When Emperor Long'an saw this, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Lin Aiqing doesn't want to plead for you as a disciple and argue the case?"

Lin Ruhai smiled bitterly and said: "I really don't know how to argue..."

After Emperor Long'an laughed loudly several times, he asked, "Has Jia Qiang ever told Aiqing what he thought?"

Lin Ruhai did not hesitate, and nodded: "I have said... The cleaning of the East City is, firstly, for the health of the people and to avoid the occurrence of epidemics. Secondly, it is also true that there is a desire to train the army. The soldiers of the former Army and Horse Division are really

It's hard to explain in one sentence. Jia Qiang told his minister that he was not familiar with the art of war, so he could not practice military formations or drill soldiers. However, he believed that the troops and horses of the Military and Horse Division were not prepared to kill enemies on the battlefield, but to protect the country and the people.

In this way, the most important quality of the soldiers and horses of the Bingma Division is not to dare to kill the enemy, but to endure hardships and stand hard work. They insist on cleaning for a month, doing dirty work in dirty and smelly places that ordinary people are not willing to do.

.Those who can persevere can be regarded as regular Ding Yong. As for whether they are strong or not, it doesn’t matter.

Third, treat the general cleaning as a military exercise! Select hard-working people to serve as officials. After a month of work, the morale of the army can be gathered for future deployment."

When Emperor Long'an heard this, he sighed: "Jia Qiang is a wise man. If you train him well, he will become a great person in the future. It's a pity that his mind is weak. Others are focused on climbing up. I will give him a foot soldier."

He doesn't even want the position of commander in chief of the Yamen. If it were anyone else who did this, I would definitely think that he was just trying to gain fame or just play hard to get. But Jia Qiang is really different. This kid..."

Lin Ruhai was so curious that he looked at Emperor Long'an with great confusion and asked: "Your Majesty, this...I know that he originally did not want to be an official, and just wanted to be a carefree and free rich man.

I and Ban Shanggong also used many methods to provoke him. But how can the emperor be so determined?"

Emperor Long'an laughed twice and said: "Lin Aiqing, as far as I know, Jia Qiang was extremely reluctant to agree to the marriage with the Yin family. For this reason, she even resigned and gave up her title. If it weren't for Rongguo

The madam forced her to die, but she actually let him succeed. Such a bastard, if he really had a desire to climb up to the dragon and follow the phoenix, he would not be so stubborn at the beginning. Also, which minister who wants to be a high official would not

Are you going to moor a boat at the dock all the time so that you can run away at any time? My dear, do you think this is true?"

Lin Ruhai: "..."

No matter how close your ministers are, they are still kings and ministers.

…

Bu Zheng Fang, Lin Mansion.

Inside Qingzhu Garden.

After taking a bath in the guest room and changing into new clothes, Jia Qiang came to Daiyu's house before her hair was dry, lay down on the bamboo rocking chair under the crescent moon window, and cried bitterly: "I'm so tired, grandma!" !”

"Pfft!"

Seeing him like this, Daiyu felt distressed and amused, and spat: "Who asked you to do this? You're not asking for trouble!"

Jia Qiang looked at the beauty in front of her, who was wearing a bun with hanging clouds. She was wearing a Ruyi Liuyun double-breasted dress on top, and an emerald Yanluo Qiyun skirt on the bottom. A pair of embroidered shoes were hidden under the skirt, which was pleasing to the eye.

"What are you looking at randomly? It's annoying!"

Seeing that he didn't speak, Daiyu just glanced randomly and even looked under her skirt, she immediately said in embarrassment.

“It’s so beautiful and delicious!”

Jia Qiang said confidently: "I have worked hard all day, and I am thirsty and hungry. Why don't you want me to look at the beauty a few more times to satisfy my hunger?"

"Keep talking nonsense! I'll let you keep talking nonsense!"

Daiyu, who was "angry", stepped forward and grabbed Jia Qiang's face, grabbed it and threatened her.
To be continued...