Lin Luoling had just heard Jiang Chi explain Lu Zhe's life experience to Jiang Feng, and mentioned that Lu Zhe was the second prince, King Rui's man.

She guessed that the extermination of the Lin family in the previous life had a lot to do with Lu Zhe. Jiang Chi knew Lu Zhe's true identity, so he found such an excuse and asked Jiang Feng to bring his men to this mysterious treasure cave.

King Rui lacks money to support his troops. When Lu Zhe sees such a treasure cave, he will definitely go back and leave traces so that he can take credit from King Rui and ask King Rui to send people to dig up the treasure cave.

However, after hearing what Jiang Chi said, Lin Luoling pondered for a moment and immediately figured out what the layout Jiang Chi was talking about was all about.

Butler Jiang's most trusted subordinate is Yan Jin, followed by Lu Zhe.

Prince Rui originally planned to let Lu Zhe work as an aide to You Taichang's mansion. This move was enough to prove that Prince Rui valued Lu Zhe very much, which had a lot to do with Lu Zhe's tactful approach.

Once Lu Zhe went to You Taichang's mansion to serve as an aide, it would be equivalent to secretly placing a pair of eyes behind the eldest prince, Prince Jin, who could spy on him at any time.

Unfortunately, You Taichang did not choose Lu Zhe, but was brought back to the Lin Mansion by Jiang Feng. After a detailed investigation of Lu Zhe's identity and two years of secret observation, Lu Zhe became Jiang Feng's right-hand man.

In fact, if King Rui didn't want Lu Zhe and Jiang Feng to come to the Lin Mansion, Lu Zhe could have politely refused Jiang Feng.

Since Lu Zhe was invited to the Lin Mansion, and he was secretly cultivated by the Queen Mother and Prince Rui for many years, there must be some profit to be made.

Lin Luoling thought about it for a while, and his eyes were shocked. There were no outsiders around them, so Lin Luoling boldly asked Jiang Chi: "Does King Rui want to rebel?"

No wonder Lin Luoling thought so.

Because his grandfather He Xueyi and his father Lin Tingxu were both loyal to the emperor.

Why did Emperor Deshun secretly train his secret guards to become thieves to steal the gold, silver, jewelry, and hairpins from the female relatives in the houses of Prince Jin and Queen Rui? It was because he was afraid that Prince Jin and Prince Rui would hold military power, be rich, and have connections in the court, and would inevitably rebel.

This can explain why Emperor Deshun and Prince An joined forces to deal with Prince Jin and Prince Rui.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chi nodded slightly, gently pulled the reins with his right hand, and the horse ran slower. With his left hand, he took out a map from his arms and began to analyze it with Lin Luoling.

"Prince Rui's troops are at the border between the capital and Sinan Prefecture. They were left behind by the Empress's mother's family.

In fact, the Queen's father used to have 150,000 elite soldiers and generals. After her father died, our Emperor devised several schemes, which resulted in only 100,000 of the 150,000 soldiers and generals being left. Prince Rui took over when he was 16 years old.

Look here, at the junction of Yuzhou and the capital, are the troops of the eldest prince, Prince Jin, totaling 80,000.

Did you find anything?" Jiang Chi raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Luoling.

Lin Luoling stared at the map and said, "Jingxuzhou, Sinanzhou, and Yuzhou form a triangle that surrounds the capital."

Jiang Chi said: "Sister Ling'er has been to the capital more than once. Have you seen a single soldier on the way from Xuzhou to the capital?"

Lin Luoling understood that what Jiang Chi was asking was whether she had seen the troops secretly deployed by Prince An.

"Never seen it before." Lin Luoling told the truth.

She certainly hadn't seen it.

Having said that, with a meticulous personality like Prince An, how could he allow others to see him deploying troops in secret?

If she could see it, how could Prince Jin and Prince Rui not know about it?

Lin Luoling told Jiang Chi what was in her mind.

Jiang Chi suddenly pointed at the map and said, "Sister Ling'er overlooked one thing."

"What is it?" Lin Luoling asked humbly.

"Whether it's recruiting soldiers or raising them, they need food and grass supplies. You see, King Rui's troops are stationed at the border of Sinan Prefecture and the capital, and he is using Sinan Prefecture to raise his troops.

The governor of Yuzhou is the uncle of the eldest prince, Prince Jin, so he will naturally raise his troops at the junction of Yuzhou and the capital."

As soon as Jiang Chi paused, Lin Luoling asked in confusion, "I have always wondered about one thing. Shouldn't the soldiers and generals of King Rui and King Jin be supported by the court? Why do they support them themselves?"

Lin Luoling is very proficient in business and household management.

But she was a woman after all, and only sixteen years old. It was already very good that she could understand the situation in the court. How could she be familiar with the training of soldiers and the strategies of the previous dynasty?

Jiang Chi patiently explained: "Since they have the intention to rebel, they will definitely recruit soldiers in private, and the soldiers they recruit in private will not be reported to the court.

The military supplies and fodder distributed by the imperial court were naturally insufficient.”

When Lin Luoling just thought of the rebellion of Prince Jin and Prince Rui, she suspected for a moment that Prince Jin and Prince Rui had private soldiers, but she knew too little about soldiers and was just thinking about it.

After listening to what Jiang Chi said, Lin Luoling immediately thought of why King Rui wanted to do everything he could to destroy the Lin family and swallow up all of the Lin family's property.

In the early years, the four great families in Jiangnan were Peng, Lu, Qi, and Wang. The four great families were respectively located in four counties in Jiangnan. Later, because of the flood, although the Peng family members survived, their farmlands and shops suffered severe damage, and they fell from the top of the four great families.

Even today, they have not been able to restore their former glory. Especially now, the person in charge of Peng family lacks courage and ability and can only be the head of the family.

As for the Lu family, they were wiped out due to a flood. According to Jiang Chi, the Lu family's property was swallowed up by the Empress.

They got a family fortune without any effort. Even if the Queen Mother and Prince Rui squandered their money, it would ensure that they would not have to worry for ten years.

After eating such a big piece of meat, King Rui was now short of money, so naturally he wanted to swallow up another exterminated family like he did in the past, to fill his long-hungry stomach.

There are still two major families in Jiangnan, Qi and Wang, which cannot be touched, because both Qi and Wang are authentic imperial merchants.

Then there is the Zhao family, the maternal family of Concubine Yuzhou Chen, which Prince Rui cannot easily shake.

Then, it is only the Lin family that King Rui is eyeing and wants to swallow.

At this time, Jiang Chi suddenly spoke up and reminded: "I have discussed with His Royal Highness Prince An about Lu Zhe's death and tried to delay it for five days before letting Prince Rui know.

You and Zhu Xianzhi's divorce must be handled as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be difficult for you to divorce once King Rui finds out."

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